Fatman
You Better Watch Out.
A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.
Wokeness: 20%
Overall Score: 60%
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Fatman Is Lean on Wokeness
Not enough people have seen this movie. I love traditional Christmas films, but if you want to add something unorthodox to the usual classics, I highly recommend Fatman (2020). It's a unique black comedy with fantastic turns by the always-great Walton Goggins and an on-his-game Mel Gibson as the titular Santa. It's a bit bloodier than Miracle on 34th Street, but it actually carries a good message and honors the Christmas spirit.
I consider myself very sensitive to wokeness, but nothing about this movie bothered me. Some may be annoyed by the fact that Mrs. Claus is played by a black actress with a British accent, citing forced race-swapping. Perhaps, but I really enjoyed her performance, and found the relationship between these Clauses to be very charming and "realistic." The only other thing worth mentioning is a scene which shows photos of some parents whose kids got gifts from Santa. We see a female firefighter whose daughter received a toy fire truck, and then a male chef whose son received a toy oven. A little eye-rolly maybe, but no major crime. Otherwise, just your run-of-the-mill, violent dark comedy starring "Chris" Kringle.
Created: 12-01-2022
Gave up after five minutes
Forced interracial couple
Sneaky derogatory comment against lawful use of firearms
How broke is Mel Gibson that he needs to do this drech.
Created: 11-28-2025
Mediocre but not bad!
(NO SPOILERS)
If you've watched through everything else on Netflix and you're looking for something that will at minimum keep your attention, this isn't a bad choice. If you're looking for a dark interpretation of the standard Santa Clause story, this is at least unique.
Woke aspects:
Only woke thing I noticed was the race-swapping of Mrs. Clause... however, they entire movie is a strong departure from standard Santa Clause myths and they took liberties with tons of things. (I mean, Santa is a gun slinging immortal with military ties, so I don't think the race of Mrs. Clause is that huge of a deal in such a ridiculous interpretation of the story.) That said, the actress who plays Mrs. Clause does very well. It's a 4.5-5/10.
Created: 11-30-2025
