Fred Claus is the story of Santa Claus as seen through the eyes of his older brother Fred. Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti. Chaos and disaster put this Christmas at risk when St. Nick's older brother Fred pays him a visit to the North Pole. From the preview, this looks like another quirky Vaughn film - sharp, witty one-liners pave the way for a good guy a little down on his luck to the road of redemption. Vaughn is always the every-man's man who speaks what's on his mind, mildly offending the recipient of his comments while making the audience chuckle. In the end, he's the guy we're rooting for and while his one big scheme that will make everything alright doesn't quite turn out the way he plans, he learns a valuable lesson along the way and a happily ever after is sure to follow. Rachel Weisz from the Mummy Movies, Kevin Spacey from American Beauty and Kathy Bates from Misery round out this cast which actually gives me more hope that this will be a film worth watching. Plus, I'm a sucker for Christmas movies. That being said, Vaughn doesn't stray from his usual characters and film formula and it's tough to make a good, quality Christmas film that hasn't been redone a dozen times. However, to my recollection, I don't know of another film featuring Fred, St. Nick's older brother. So I'm skeptical, but anxious to see what this film has to offer. I think it's going to be silly, a couple touches of heart, but not a new Christmas classic. Instead it's going to be worth renting, but not one I'd clear our room in my DVD collection for. We shall see . . .
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