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Title: Bad(der) Santa can't live up to his name.
Review: The problem with Bad Santa and its Bad(der) form is that Santa isn't nearly as bad as the marketing would have you believe. Bad Santa is bad because he robs department stores after casing them as Santa, all of which are shown to be managed by inept, balding men (implying, of course, that they therefore deserve to be robbed and hence, Bad Santa's just getting there first). Oh, he drinks and swears and likes women, but he's a puppy dog compared to most ne'er-do-wells in films and literature. He's the bad boy with a heart of gold and if it sounds pretty cliché, that's because it is. No surprises here. Bernie Mac and Lauren Graham are under-written and under-utilized, though they could hardly have improved this film.
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