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Fatman takes a surprisingly serious approach to a potentially ludicrous twist on the Santa Claus legend, aiming for edgy but mostly missing the mark.
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Fatman's vision of Father Christmas is of the rough-and-tumble variety. November 26, 2020 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Fatman's vision of Father Christmas is of the rough-and-tumble variety.
Barry Hertz
These jingle bells rock. November 18, 2020 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
These jingle bells rock.
Adam Graham
Like reindeer on an icy roof, this experiment in blending fantasy and felonies never finds its footing. November 14, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Like reindeer on an icy roof, this experiment in blending fantasy and felonies never finds its footing.
Richard Roeper
For all of the work that the Nelms brothers put into figuring out the logistics of a real-world Santa ... it's more than a bit disappointing that it's all in service of something fundamentally routine. November 13, 2020 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
For all of the work that the Nelms brothers put into figuring out the logistics of a real-world Santa ... it's more than a bit disappointing that it's all in service of something fundamentally routine.
Mark Dujsik
Fatman is so enamored of its central idea that it forgets to take that idea any further. November 13, 2020 | Full Review…
Fatman is so enamored of its central idea that it forgets to take that idea any further.
Bilge Ebiri
Hate Mel Gibson all you want for his vile outbursts, but if you have a liking for sick, "Bad Santa"-style Christmas movie satires, you still might want to give "Fatman" a try. November 12, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Hate Mel Gibson all you want for his vile outbursts, but if you have a liking for sick, "Bad Santa"-style Christmas movie satires, you still might want to give "Fatman" a try.
Bob Strauss
A satisfyingly twisted yuletide revenge thriller, laced with equal parts Christmas cheer and bloody violence, that giddily turns any number of holiday tropes on their head. December 1, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
A satisfyingly twisted yuletide revenge thriller, laced with equal parts Christmas cheer and bloody violence, that giddily turns any number of holiday tropes on their head.
Mike Scott
The film can never commit to a tone, its attempts at social satire don't land, and it's never funny. November 30, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The film can never commit to a tone, its attempts at social satire don't land, and it's never funny.
Stephen Silver
As a movie, you get a feeling that the makers spent up all the budget by the time they got to the climax. November 29, 2020 | Full Review…
As a movie, you get a feeling that the makers spent up all the budget by the time they got to the climax.
Alif Majeed
The type of Christmas movie The Grinch would love. November 29, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The type of Christmas movie The Grinch would love.
Jim Schembri
What to my wondering eyes did appear, this flick turned into something wholly unexpected, yet still with the meaty side of the lurid. November 28, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
What to my wondering eyes did appear, this flick turned into something wholly unexpected, yet still with the meaty side of the lurid.
Don Shanahan
"Fatman" is definitely not a Christmas movie for the family. In fact, we're not really sure of the target audience for this one. November 27, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
"Fatman" is definitely not a Christmas movie for the family. In fact, we're not really sure of the target audience for this one.
Jason Fraley
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