Lions for Lambs (2007)Movies

Kyle Smith Review of “Fred Claus” 115 minutes. Rated PG (mild crude humor) 0.5 stars out of 4 “Fred Claus” is not like a lump of coal in your stocking. Coal is useful; you can burn it. This movie is more like a lump of something Blitzen left behind after eating a lot of Mexican food. In a reverse “Elf,” Vince Vaughn – who looks like he slept on or perhaps under a bus – plays Santa’s schlub brother, who inexplicably works as a repo man in Chicago. Needing bail money, he calls his despised brother St. Nicholas (Paul Giamatti) for help, at which point he is inexplicably invited to visit the North Pole just before Christmas. Fred has an inexplicable girlfriend (how many gorgeous British meter maids have you met in Chicago? Why did Oscar winner...