Pleased with the dark & "not so" rosey plotline. I think there is definitely room for improvement in a sequel...maybe but it was definitely a good change of pace...
To all of the reviewers asking "why is this a Christmas movie, how can I let my kids watch this?" Lets start with the rating is R...why are you even worried about your children seeing this unless that is the type of household you run....which at that point Santa being a badass should be the least of your concerns.
I am willing to bet that half of you "complainers" willfully ignored the R rating on "Sausage Party" just because it was animated & in turn your children had more questions at the end or needed some serious therapy afterwards because obviously their parents can't read simple movie ratings . Geez Louise either read before watching or get off your soap box... if you want feel good Christmas movies go to Hallmark.