"Fred Claus" is a strange movie, in part because you don't expect a Christmas movie to be rated PG. It is hard to figure why David Dobkin would make a Christmas movie after "Wedding Crashers," or why ...

Remember how unfunny and derivative the original trailer for Elf was? Yet Will Ferrell’s comedic charisma and the charming family-friendly story helped make it a successful Christmas flick. Paul ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)- With Santa Claus movies like "Fred Claus," who needs Ebenezer Scrooge? Sign up here. Even more confounding than this mirthless, misanthropic mess is the involvement ...

If you are willing to see Santa Claus as a self-serving fame whore instead of the embodiment of Christmas giving, then you will no doubt enjoy this movie. Most people probably will hate it. "Fred ...

What's the over-under on "Fred Claus," the first big "Christmas" movie of the holiday season? Overlong, overdone, over-produced. The actors? Three, count `em, three Oscar winners. So, yeah, over-cast.

Before we talk about the rest of "Fred Claus," let's first discuss the 10 minutes or so that are actually worth watching. The funniest scene is a meeting of Siblings Anonymous, at which the ...

It must be tough being Santa Claus' brother. What a goody two-shoes.So when Vince Vaughn, who plays the title character in "Fred Claus," tries to live in his brother's ever-growing shadow, he gets ...