Bad Santa 2

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Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) 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. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.

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Loaded up with the same scatological and misanthropic humor as its predecessor but precious little of its heart or genuine wit, Bad Santa 2 presents a foulmouthed shadow of Christmas past.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

These jokes may be good for momentary release, but the joke's no longer on the holiday: It's on us.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 31, 2016

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

The thrill of novelty and oddness... may be gone but Billy Bob's reaction shots remain a Christmas miracle, Tony Cox snarls with aplomb and Bates hasn't been so much fun since Adam Sandler was tied to her apron-strings in The Waterboy.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 2, 2016

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

The whole series is based on the notion that no one is any better than his worst impulse.

Dec 1, 2016

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

While the foul language, misanthropic attitude, and cynical performances still come into focus, even squinting might not pick up much in the way of the first film's clever plotting, genuine wit, and sneaky subversive streak running throughout.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 17, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

A bevy of supporting roles provide almost no real laughs, despite the fact that they're added solely for comic relief.

Rated: 3/10

Dec 4, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

There's something genuinely awesome and genuinely awful about a film in which the leading characters all are relentlessly cruel to one another yet.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 2, 2020

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Eric F B.A.D bad, gave up watching after the first 20 mins. Felt like the show had lazy writing and just tried to curse as much as humanly possible. Not funny at all. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/17/24 Full Review Madie R Bad Santa 2 is definitely not as good as the original. Never thought I'd see the day when Kathy Bates would make a raunchy Christmas comedy about robbing a charity on Dec. 24th. Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox make a great comedic duo, but the highlight is Brett Kelly returning as the happy-go-lucky Thurman Merman. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/01/24 Full Review Motogp L It's a good laugh, Billy Bob plays a great drunk. I enjoyed it. It's tongue in cheek. Great Xmas movie Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Aintcare This was tough to get thru. The first one had some laughs but this one just tries too hard. Don't waste your time. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review Lance U Unbelievably horrible, lazy sequel to the unbelievably wonderful, hilarious original film! Bad Santa 2, I'm sad to say, is one of 2016's worst. It's definitely the most disappointing. D- Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/20/23 Full Review Jonathon K Funnier than the first Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mark Waters Director Billy Bob Thornton Willie Soke Kathy Bates Sunny Soke Tony Cox Marcus Skidmore Christina Hendricks Diane Hastings Brett Kelly Thurman Merman

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Synopsis Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) 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. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.

Director: Mark Waters
Producer: Andrew Gunn, J. Geyer Kosinski
Screenwriter: Johnny Rosenthal, Shauna Cross
Distributor: Broad Green Pictures
Production Co: Miramax, Media Talent Group, Broad Green Pictures
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Crude Sexual Content|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.7M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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