I loved this movie, it was a fun over the top ho ho hoot of a movie. I like the premise of this being the real Santa without being an overly powerful magic juggernaut and I loved his back story and his violent past. John Leguizamo was, as always, terrific, his villian was the right amount of evil, yet funny and his backstory fit well to how he seemed to feel about Christmas. the family was filled with greedy, self serving kiss-ups, which in my humble opinion opitimizes the Christmas season itself. if you are looking for a fun,action packed, hilarious movie this one is for you. I enjoyed it from start to finish. Merry Christmas.