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5.4

Bad Santa 2

R·2016·92m

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Summary

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.

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Willie Soke

Kathy Bates

Sunny Soke

Tony Cox

Marcus Skidmore

Christina Hendricks

Diane Hastings

Brett Kelly

Thurman Merman

Ryan Hansen

Regent Hastings

Jenny Zigrino

Gina De Luca

Jeff Skowron

Dorfman

Cristina Rosato

Alice

Mike Starr

Jolly Santa

Octavia Spencer

Opal

Ranee Lee

Choirmaster

Selah Victor

Breast Feeding Mom

Lombardo Boyar

Valet Boss

Dean Hagopian

Costume Greeter

Marc-André Boulanger

Tattooed Jail Dude

Sean Devine

Jail Guard

Maria Herrera

Bus Driver

Christopher Tyson

AA Meeting Jason

Tyrone Benskin

AA Group Leader

Bineyam Girma

Pedicab Driver

Valérie Wiseman

Greta

Arthur Holden

Buttslap Santa

David Correa

Peeing Boy

Violet Reid

Grand Rapids Girl

Ethan Caminsky

Video Game Boy

Daniela De Gregorio

Stuffed Cow Girl

Piper Davies

Penguin Girl

Noah Tran

Hand Grenade Boy

Kyle Switzer

Angry Drugstore Worker

Huntington Daly

Mustang Owner

Clarrel Pope

Valet

Jason Brillantes

Valet

Linda Joyce Nourse

Volunteer Greeter

Frank Fiola

Bartender

Jason Cavalier

Chicago Policeman

Vlado Stokanic

Santa Con Bouncer

Richard Elias Anderson

Santa Con Bouncer

Dany Wiseman

Piano Player

Nora Allison

Giving City Children's Choir

Zephyr Bielinski

Giving City Children's Choir

Alyssia Roy Bilodeau

Giving City Children's Choir

Charlotte Birdgenaw

Giving City Children's Choir

Mako Capuano

Giving City Children's Choir

Lou Chalifoux-Chabot

Giving City Children's Choir

Atouel Chertkoft

Giving City Children's Choir

Kim Colsell

Giving City Children's Choir

Loujayn Dahoui

Giving City Children's Choir

Gabriel Dodin

Giving City Children's Choir

Olivier Garberi

Giving City Children's Choir

Willa Jones

Giving City Children's Choir

Simon Julien

Giving City Children's Choir

Ciara Garcia L'eclair

Giving City Children's Choir

Kiara Webwe Lemieux

Giving City Children's Choir

Alexandre Mikaelian

Giving City Children's Choir

Leanne Montplaisir

Giving City Children's Choir

Tobias Grether Murray

Giving City Children's Choir

Adora Nina Okeke-Marchand

Giving City Children's Choir

Chloe Sheperd

Giving City Children's Choir

Diana Tovar

Giving City Children's Choir

Josephine Van Dongen

Giving City Children's Choir

Layth Winter

Giving City Children's Choir

Jonathan Zitouni

Giving City Children's Choir

Crew

Director

Mark Waters

Characters

Glenn Ficarra

Characters

John Requa

Writer

Shauna Cross

Writer

Johnny Rosenthal

Reviews

Rangan

June 15, 2017

**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_