Because I found this film entertaining, would I consider this a great film heck no, but would I consider it to be a bad film, certainly not. And it's during the time of Christmas, so Willie has to put on the Santa outfit again.I saw very little of the first Bad Santa, and probably should have watch all of it before watching the sequel. Bad Santa 2 is a 2016 Christmas dark comedy crime film. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Bad Santa 2 is an ugly and degrading film that tries to be as profane as possible. Willie T. Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) and his dwarf assistant Marcus Skidmore are professional thieves. A sequel to the 2003 film Bad Santa, the film stars Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Kathy Bates, and Christina Hendricks, and features criminals Willie and Marcus again teaming up to work as Santa and an elf, respectively, this time to rob a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.. [6], On November 19, 2015, it was announced that Kathy Bates would join the cast as Willie's foul-mouthed mother, while Andrew Gunn would also produce the film, along with Kosinski. Written by Principal photography began on January 11, 2016 in Montreal, and the film was released in the United States on November 23, 2016 by Broad Green Pictures. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (TONY COX), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. The truth comes out and the patriarchy fights to hang on. BAD SANTA 2 returns Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as everyone's favourite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Kathy Bates and Christina Hendricks [11] On July 14, 2011, Los Angeles Times confirmed that Dimension Films and other producers on the film, including Geyer Kosinski, had hired two writers Johnny Rosenthal and John Phillips to work on the screenplay. Meanwhile, Marcus, after doing recon work, tries to seduce another security guard (Gina), so he can obtain the keys to Regent's office where the charity's safe is kept, but he fails to do so, as Gina is "high maintenance". [24], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 24% based on 134 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The problem with "Bad Santa 2" is that it lacks all the atmosphere, heart, flow and sense of style the first part has. "[17], On January 6, 2016, Christina Hendricks joined the cast, playing the head of a charitable organization. As they bond over their haul afterward, Sunny gives Willie a gun so he can betray and take revenge on Marcus, despite Willie's insistence that Marcus has changed. [21] The first promotional trailer for the film was released on August 9, 2016. Instead, we get Bad Santa 2, in which Billy Bob Thornton’s jaundiced St Nick gulps whisky from his flask and proceeds to mount Christina Hendricks in the alley by the dumpster. Forced to don the Santa suit once more, Willie is arrested when he beats up a much jollier Santa (due to mistakenly thinking the other Santa is a pedophile) but is bailed out by one of the charity's founders, Diane. Add the first question. BAD SANTA 2 returns Academy Award®-winner BILLY BOB THORNTON to the screen as America's favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Still addicted to alcohol and at the end of his tether, Soke will reluctantly accept his former sidekick Marcus' truce and his daring plan for another Yuletide caper--this time targeting a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. It almost seemed to thematically show the origins and set the tone of what the original film was about. As he tries, and fails, to kill himself, he is visited by Thurman "The Kid" Merman, who has just turned 21 and works at a sandwich shop called Hungry Hoagies. Bad Santa 2 ( 3,628 ) IMDb 5.6 1 h 32 min 2016 R Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ - chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity. It's the most wonderful time of the year again, and the not-in-the-slightest reformed safe-cracker Willie Soke is breathing the air of freedom once more, failing miserably to keep himself afloat thirteen whole years after his last achievements. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Christina Hendricks is also amusing here, she and Thornton have funny scenes. If the movie goes back on using Thornton’s addiction, dirty and filthy lifestyle, then things would be quite problematic. [26] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it a 69% overall positive score and a 51% "definite recommend". "[27] Kyle Smith for the New York Post described it as "vulgar, nasty and offensive, but it has flawed aspects also", and "so raunchy, you may feel the urge to wash your ears out with soap, not that the language is the only dirty thing about it. [23] The film ended up grossing $9 million over its first five days ($6.1 million in its opening weekend), finishing below expectations and 7th at the box office. Ultimately, Bad Santa 2 proves to be the equivalent of a kid getting a board game for Christmas when they wanted a Xbox One. Bad Santa 2 is a 2016 Christmas black comedy drama film directed by Mark Waters and written by Shauna Cross and Johnny Rosenthal. It had to be her. It occurs to me that 2003’s “Bad Santa” inadvertently provided the connective tissue between the genuinely subversive comedies of John Waters and the slack, fake-transgressive gross-out comedies currently in vogue, “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” and the films of the “Hangover” franchise among them. 3 talking about this. [4] Miramax and Broad Green Pictures would co-finance the film, with Broad Green also distributing the film in the United States, and Sierra/Affinity handling the international sales for the film. Still addicted to alcohol and at the end of his tether, Soke will reluctantly accept his former sidekick Marcus' truce and his daring plan for another Yuletide caper--this time targeting a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Bad Santa 2 | 2016 | R | - 8.5.10 Sequel to the 2003 film: Still on a perpetual bender, the foul-mouthed, sex-obsessed, Santa suit-wearing delinquent (Billy Bob Thornton) is persuaded to join his sidekick (Tony Cox) who has just been released from jail. (2016). Bad Santa 2 - UR, Un Santa No Tan Santo 2, Bad Santa 2 (Unrated Version), Papai Noel às Avessas 2 Genres. Willie, Regent and Dorfman chase her; despite her blending in, Willie catches her and attempts to take the bag of stolen cash by saying the kids need it more. MCU fans, here are some streaming picks to watch while you wait for the next episode of "The Falcon and the Winter Solider.". They are all despicable people, but that is what makes them funny. [24], Alex Welch of IGN gave the film 5/10, and wrote that it "does little to dispel the notion that most sequels simply aren't necessary. It carries on the tradition, but not as well as the first movie. Bad Santa 2 picks up several years after the first film and shows viewers that Willie’s happy ending was short-lived a she is back to boozing hard at the bottom. However, as Willie slips back into his Santa's red suit again, much to his disappointment, he will discover that another partner in crime is also eager to join in the heist: his desperate for cash estranged mother, Sunny. She tries to escape by disappearing into a crowd of people dressed as Santa at an outdoor party. Parents need to know that Bad Santa 2 is the ultra-vulgar, ultra-mature sequel to 2003's Bad Santa.Expect tons of sexual content: The main character (played by Billy Bob Thornton) has sex with more than one woman and finds himself in other sexual situations.Plus, there's frequent graphic sex talk, and testicles are shown at one point. "[17] Cross was convinced that only one actress was right for the part, saying, "I think the minute we had the idea to make it the mom I only pictured Kathy Bates as that person. Of course not as good as the first one but few are. Thurman soon arrives in Chicago, having followed Willie to the city. Both Sunny and Willie are arrested, but Willie is not charged due to his help in catching Sunny. They have sex in the bathroom of a bar, and Willie obtains the keys. "[17] Rosenthal agreed with the change, adding, "Seeing Earl turn into Sunny didn't change anything story-wise. Willie soon takes a job as a janitor at the charity, where he continues to visit Thurman and accepts him as family. It just hates women. Popular reviews More. E ven at its most vulgar and juvenile, Bad Santa 2 captures our cultural moment’s zeitgeist of fear, anger, and loathing. Additionally, the humor, besides being extremely raunchy, is mean spirited. In their struggle, the bag is torn open and the money goes flying into the crowd. Willie reluctantly agrees, while unsuccessfully trying to help Thurman lose his virginity before he leaves for Chicago. 19 of 34 people found this review helpful. [3], Bad Santa 2 opened alongside Moana, Rules Don't Apply and Allied, and was expected to gross $15–20 million from 2,920 theaters over its first five days. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. You wouldn't notice much of a difference between the two – they were both chauvinistic, misogynistic, racist, abusive alcoholics. [22], Bad Santa 2 grossed $17.8 million in the United States and Canada and $5.4 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $23.2 million, against a production budget of $26 million. A sequel to the 2003 film Bad Santa, the film stars Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Kathy Bates, and Christina Hendricks, and features criminals Willie and Marcus again teaming up to work as Santa and an elf, respectively, this time to rob a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. This review is from Bad Santa 2 [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray] [2016] I would recommend this to a friend. They could have done so much more with that character, instead the writers took the lazy way out with him. Willie at first considers leaving him at a laundromat but soon takes him to the shelter at the charity. Cross explained, "I think that while there's something funny about an absentee father, the terrible father figure is played out. It's the most wonderful time of the year again, and the not-in-the-slightest reformed safe-cracker Willie Soke is breathing the air of freedom once more, failing miserably to keep himself afloat thirteen whole years after his last achievements. [30], Amy Nicholson for MTV mockingly referred to the film as Badly Traumatized Santa, and wrote that "[it] doesn't hate Christmas. Bad Santa 2. New Job. But all in all an entertaining film, you go in expecting nothing more, nothing less. A sequel, Bad Santa 2, was released on November 23, 2016. If Rules Don’t Apply’s previews are any indication, it will become one of the worst box office performers of the year. Upon their arrival, Willie is annoyed to learn that not only is a target of the con a charity, but that his estranged mother, Sunny, who uses "shit stick" as a term of endearment for Willie, is Marcus's contact. If you *really* like Bad Santa, and want more raunchy Christmas humor, then BS2 might be for you. 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