VarietyThe burden of having a famous sibling seems fraught with comedic possibilities, but whatever potential existed has been squa...
Village VoiceThe exceptional cast -- Vaughn, Giamatti, Kathy Bates, Kevin Spacey, Rachel Weisz -- is an embarrassment of riches for a scr...
Entertainment WeeklyConstructed like a rattling Santa sack of stocking stuffers, most of them plastic, doled out with little confidence about wh...
ReelViewsThe film's multitude of flaws might be more easily forgiven if the movie didn't overstay its welcome by at least a half-hour.
Salon ArtsEven though Vaughn knows how to build a pretty good performance out of little more than exasperated eye-rolling, he's just c...
The Austin ChronicleHow many laughs can one movie try to squeeze out of Vaughn being attacked by elves? Sadly, it's an awful lot.
Chicago TribuneFred Claus seems a clever installment, not a seasonal classic, a buffet whose many nibbles you sample, move on and quickly f...
Washington PostVaughn's con-man jive doesn't get much play in this one; he spends most of his time as a bitter creep, and the writing (by D...
Chicago Sun-Times[Fred Claus] has apparently studied Elf and figured out everything that could have gone wrong with its fish-out-of-water Chr...
The Philadelphia InquirerFreely mixing reality therapy, fairy tale and satire, Dobkin's film does not maintain a consistent tone.
New York PostThere is more plot in the average Geico commercial, so the movie pads itself with detours into sketch ideas that don't devel...
Houston ChroniclesThe movie's constantly shifting timbre takes some getting used to, and it's hard to escape the feeling that a whole lot of a...
Box Office MagazineIf Vaughn is trying to test the family-film waters without abandoning his core audience, it doesn't work here.
CanMagI'm so glad there's another Fred movie. I've been getting Drop Dead Fred and Right Said Fred since I was in middle school.
EmpireIt creates a seasonal glow, but inconsistencies keep Fred Claus off the 'Nice' list this Christmas.
Film ThreatWatching this kind of talent forced to muddle through this minefield of tired and embarrassing jokes is almost enough to mak...
The GuardianThe spirit of Scrooge surges strong within me having watched this chillingly cynical and unfunny Christmas movie.
Los Angeles TimesFred Claus turns out to be not bad for a Santa movie, which I suppose could be interpreted as either faint or excessive prai...
San Francisco ChronicleA complete bust, derivative and uninspired, boring and dull, not funny, not moving and about a half hour too long.
USA TodayAs derivative and predictable as any of the holiday comedies of the past few years, providing audiences with at best a handf...
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Partial Film Information
Director: David Dobkin
Writer: Dan Fogelman
Studio: Warner Bros Pictures
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson
Release: November 9, 2007
Writer: Dan Fogelman
Studio: Warner Bros Pictures
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson
Release: November 9, 2007
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