Review of Fred Claus (2007) by Roger Tennis for Cinemaclips.com — 12 Dec 2007

It is a joyless rehash of old plots and jokes. File "Fred Claus" under lump of coal.

This review of Fred Claus (2007) was written by Roger Tennis and published by Cinemaclips.com on 12 Dec 2007.

Fred Claus has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Fred Claus

Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Shane D (789) on 21 Dec 2014

Well, it's hard to get an Xmas movie too wrong...the right tug here, the right sprinkle there...and you normally can pull off something unwatchable…

Read Review

Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Zahid C (533) on 01 Jan 2014

Day: Tuesday Date: 31 Dec 2013 Time: 9.30pm With: Maa, Azeem On: HDTV…

Read Review

Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Carla Meyer (580) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 19 Jun 2015

A lackluster holiday-theme comedy featuring production design half a notch above a snow globe and a star who doesn't so much act as revive…

Read Review

Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 10 Oct 2018

The biggest problem with Fred Claus isn't that it's not very good, it's that it pulls a bait-and-switch on parents expecting to see Hollywood's…

Read Review

Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Kay M (37) on 20 Oct 2014

I don't know what it is but I'm a sucker for a Christmas movie, especially a Christmas is rescued and hey, especially if Vince Vaughan is shaking…

Read Review

Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Gizmo M (1) on 07 Dec 2014

Great movie it's hilarious and great for family's…

Read Review

Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Jack97 (91) on 01 Jan 2014

Despite having the best interpretation of the North Pole I've seen in recent films, Fred Claus fails to be the Christmas great it could have…

Read Review

Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Marah R (273) on 01 Dec 2014

Like all Christmas films, this one is just as mediocre and silly as the rest. Even an all-star cast failed to enhance the story…

Read Review

Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Callum O (27) on 14 Dec 2016

One of the funniest and enjoyable Christmas films of the decade…

Read Review

Review of Fred Claus (2007)

By Stephen Hunter (927) for Washington Post (9,851) on 05 Feb 2018

Vaughn'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 Dan Fogelman) isn't…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Linha de Passe (2008)

By Christopher Tookey (761) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 18 Sep 2008

When a film strives this hard to be non-controversial and fashionably non-judgmental, it takes a lot of the sting out of its social comment…

Read Review

Review of Albino Alligator (1997)

By Emma N (107) on 14 May 2009

Embarrassing vanity project that should have remained on Spacey's hard drive…

Read Review

Review of A Christmas Tale (2008)

By Davidk (19) on 02 Dec 2008

Among the worst movies out there today. The previews present this as a comedy and commentary on complicated families. It is neither…

Read Review

Review of You've Got Mail (1998)

By Ritap. (19) on 01 Feb 2006

Truly painful cinematic experience. How can accompolished actors like Hanks and Ryan involve themselves in such tripe? And Alice Z…

Read Review

Review of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

By Uanime5 (1) on 24 Dec 2012

A butchering of Seuss' story…

Read Review

Review of The Crow: Salvation (2000)

By Elena S (455) on 21 Sep 2010

I like to watch the tv series but n0t the movie…

Read Review

Review of Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

By Aidan H (393) on 07 Aug 2010

This wooden tale of three girls' heroic walk across the outback fails due to the ineptitude of its child actors and a lack of perspective…

Read Review

Review of Ladies in Lavender (2004)

By Michael W (3,003) on 29 Mar 2013

Where was the plot? What a waste of time…

Read Review

Review of Little Women (1994)

By Dartt (1) on 27 Dec 2019

So boring! Lost interest was just waiting for it to end! There were people yawning and falling asleep in theater! Huge waste of time…

Read Review

Review of Babe (1995)

By Sdumers (16) on 07 Oct 2020

This film is garbage due to the influence it has on vegetarianism and the fact that it has a scene those pigs from Australia put into it that…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews