In the Christmas Eve of 2005, Santa Claus (Bill Goldberg) arrives in Hell Township killing the locals. The teenager Nicholas Yuleson (Douglas Smith) finds that his grandfather (Robert Culp) is actually an angel that defeated the devil's son in a bet, and the evil creature has spent the last one thousand years playing a good Santa Claus, giving toys to the children. Now that the bet is over, Santa Claus wants revenge. Nicholas and his girlfriend Mary Mackenzie (Emilie de Ravin) try to escape from the killer and find a way to stop him until the end of Christmas.
The first three minutes of this movie presents one of the best sequences of black humor that I have recently seen, with the Christmas dinner of a "happy" family and the arrival of the wicked Santa Claus. After the initial credits, the old lady cursing everybody is also hilarious. However, this unknown actor Douglas Smith, with his silly baby face, is awful and spoils practically all his scenes. This film and Emilie de Ravin, the Claire of "Lost", deserved a better lead actor. Robert Culp is also very weak and non-charismatic in the role of Grandpa. Emilie de Ravin has the best lines and attitudes along the story, and I found hilarious her quote: "He is scary and educational". Another good quote belongs to the wrestler Bill Goldberg and is highlighted in IMDb ("I'm Santa Claus, not Dracula!"). This movie has a great potential of cult-movie, and if the viewer watches it with minor expectations, may have a good surprise. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Uma Noite de Fúria" ("One Night of Rage")
The first three minutes of this movie presents one of the best sequences of black humor that I have recently seen, with the Christmas dinner of a "happy" family and the arrival of the wicked Santa Claus. After the initial credits, the old lady cursing everybody is also hilarious. However, this unknown actor Douglas Smith, with his silly baby face, is awful and spoils practically all his scenes. This film and Emilie de Ravin, the Claire of "Lost", deserved a better lead actor. Robert Culp is also very weak and non-charismatic in the role of Grandpa. Emilie de Ravin has the best lines and attitudes along the story, and I found hilarious her quote: "He is scary and educational". Another good quote belongs to the wrestler Bill Goldberg and is highlighted in IMDb ("I'm Santa Claus, not Dracula!"). This movie has a great potential of cult-movie, and if the viewer watches it with minor expectations, may have a good surprise. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Uma Noite de Fúria" ("One Night of Rage")