Willie Soke
Billy Bob Thornton
Willie Soke
Bad Santa 2
“Giving the holidays another shot.”
5.4
2016
1h 32m
ComedyCrimeMystery
Director: Mark Waters
Overview
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
Trailer
Bad Santa 2 Official Red Band Trailer #2 (2016) - Broad Green Pictures Official
Cast
Sunny Soke
Kathy Bates
Sunny Soke
Marcus Skidmore
Tony Cox
Marcus Skidmore
Diane Hastings
Christina Hendricks
Diane Hastings
Thurman Merman
Brett Kelly
Thurman Merman
Regent Hastings
Ryan Hansen
Regent Hastings
Gina De Luca
Jenny Zigrino
Gina De Luca
Dorfman
Jeff Skowron
Dorfman
Alice
Cristina Rosato
Alice
Jolly Santa
Mike Starr
Jolly Santa
Opal
Octavia Spencer
Opal
Choirmaster
Ranee Lee
Choirmaster
Reviews
Reno
**The return of the bad Santa!** I did not expect this sequel, especially not after 13 years. Even the first film has been just a good for me. I won't say it was an unnecessary follow up. They retained main cast, well, only lead two plus the boy who is now in his early 20s. A similar pattern storyline. If you have already seen the previous one, you would know what to expect from it, but not how much and that was the main issue with this. So anyone would predict the scenes, as well as the twist. Like most of the sequels, it indeed weakened. Though somewhat enjoyable for the good performances. R rated comedy. That's another advantage for the grownup audience. But if you aren't a fan of that thematic, then it is even worse than what it's rated everywhere. The length was good, a simple plot, yet the characters had not seriously developed, particularly the new ones. The big excuse was it is a comedy film. They all just came in and straight away displayed whatever they were up to as if we knew them very well. Despite an average film, it can be watched once, even if you liked or not the first part. And it is mainly because of Billy Bob Thornton. _6/10_
Read full reviewGimly
A massive drop in quality compared to the first _Bad Santa_ movie, and although Kathy Bates was a welcome addition to the series, based on this entry, I don't think we're likely to ever see a _Bad Santa 3_. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product_.
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