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Movie critics combined give Bad Santa (2003) a score of 2.8464 out of 4
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Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak CentralFilm Freak Central
With a premise and producing credit for the Coen Brothers and direction by Ghost World's Terry Zwigoff, the film with the best pedigree of the season is Bad Santa, making its failure particularly depressing. Its tale of ace safecracker and dangerous ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at Film Freak Central
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
You don’t have to be a drunken department store Santa to see how blurry this storyline is, but it couldn’t hurt. ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
There are laughs along the way. But too many of them are the sort that send you out into the cold worrying for your own humanity. ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
Someone deserves a lump of coal for "Bad Santa." The screenwriters, maybe? ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Foster on Film - ChristmasFoster on Film - Christmas
Here is a film that assaults the overripe icons of Christmas, laying low the sickly-sweet sacred cows with a "take no prisoners" roar—except it doesn't. It's more like a troop of girl scouts knocking politely at the door and then wandering off ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at Foster on Film - Christmas
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Isn't up to much of anything besides pretending that swearwords and snot-nosed insults, served up by Santa with an almost institutional monotony, aren't just naughty. They're -- big joke! -- incorrect. ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Nitrate Online (KJ Doughton)Nitrate Online (KJ Doughton)
Bad Santa is a rank, lumpy skidmark smeared across the underwear of filmmakers who should know better. With Crumb director Terry Zwigoff teaming up with producers Joel and Ethan Coen, expectations of a quirky, cerebral comedy classic are high. Throw ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at Nitrate Online (KJ Doughton)
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
ased on a story by the Coen Brothers, Bad Santa is obsessed with detailing the squalor of its titular character's life. A viciously misanthropic con man, Willie T. Soke (Billy Bob Thornton), along with his dwarf accomplice, robs the stores he works for ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at Slant Magazine
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
This is a movie about a very bad Santa, indeed. He's worse than bad. He's vile. He's disgusting. Billy Bob Thornton plays Willie, a department store Santa who is constantly either drunk, horrifyingly inappropriate and obscene to the kids, or having sex, ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
“Bad Santa” is a rank, lumpy skidmark smeared across the underwear of filmmakers who should know better. With “Crumb” director Terry Zwigoff teaming up with producers Joel and Ethan Coen, expectations of a quirky, cerebral comedy classic are high. ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
The screenplay just isn't funny: Most jokes fall flat and just lie there in a pool of their own sick. ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for 3BlackChicks Review (Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel)3BlackChicks Review (Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel)
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 0.64 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
If you're addicted to Billy Bob Thornton's slovenly charm, and thrill to the prospect of watching him talk endlessly about his bodily functions and penchant for anal sex with obese women, this is your movie. If not, it's like 90 minutes in hell. ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bad Santa (2003) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for Tony MedleyTony Medley
One of the happiest moments of my year in movie theaters occurred during this film when I looked at my watch and discovered there were only 20 minutes left before I could leave. Even though those 20 minutes seemed nigh on to eternity, I’m thrilled to ...read the complete Bad Santa movie review at Tony Medley
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2.9053
Bad Santa (2003) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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2.8464
Bad Santa (2003) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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