A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.
| Tagline | You Better Watch Out. |
| Release Date: | Oct 19, 2020 |
| Genres: | Action, Fantasy, Comedy |
| Production Company: | Rough House Pictures, Sprockefeller Pictures, Mammoth Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Windy Hill Pictures, Carte Blanche |
| Production Countries: | United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada |
| Casts: | Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Chance Hurstfield, Susanne Sutchy, Robert Bockstael, Michael Dyson, Deborah Grover, Ellison Grier Butler, Eric Woolfe, Lynne Adams |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $20000000 |
| Revenue: | 1651413 |
Eshom and Ian Nelms' offbeat ambition makes them people to keep an eye on, but their plodding execution still needs some work. 'Fatman' could have been the 'Unforgiven' of Christmas cinema, unfortunately, it feels like the product of a pair of busy but unfocused imaginations. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-fatman-meh-rry-christmas
Fun dark Christmas movie featuring two great performances from Mel Gibson, making for a grisly and bitter Santa Claus, and Walton Goggins doing what he does best, playing a ruthless bad guy. Somewhere in the middle was getting concerned the movie wasn't reaching its full potential, but the ending pretty much made up for it. **3.5/5**