my take represent a tired formula christmas comedy . the laugh be tire and the talent behind it seem to be too . i love the holiday as much a the next guy ( even if i often have a bad case of the holiday blue ) and but it seem it just be a dumping ground for a bunch of holiday comedy that would be bad movie on any day of the year and but that doesn not make them any less painful during the season . a if we already have enough santa clause movie ( three and gulp still count ) and who want to see a movie about his brother . in a plot that would be at home with disney santa clause franchise ( save the occasionally crude humor and santa little helper wear a short skirt ) and fred claus be a one joke premise that go on for 116 minute . sure and jolly ol saint nick have a brother and but where do it go from there . it a shame really . fred claus be bless with a cast that could have make it an enjoyable christmastime comedy that will probably melt away along with the snow and but it would have be so much good than this . vince vaughn be your typical snob and but we be lead to believe he really the long lose brother of the never age santa ( paul giamatti ) and who invite his good ol brother to visit . mrs. claus ( miranda richardson ) be reluctant and and bad and an efficiency expert ( kevin spacey ) have come to keep a watchful eye on father christmas and and his this close to be shut down . hah . and guess who play santa mother . kathy bates of course . elizabeth bank be santa helper charlene and john michael higgins be one of the elf and and rachel wiesz play fred girlfriend . si do not know if i would praise the casting or to bash it . here we have some familiar face to add a touch of quality and but theyre give way too little to work with . a for humor and the best that fred claus could possibly come up with be santa brother be his exact opposite and some joke about a dj elf . i have to admit i have a few giggle involve fred attend a group counsel for celebrity brother ( where he be join by stephen baldwin and roger clinton and frank stallone ) and but the giggle begin and end there . bad still and the movie even succumb into sentimentality that suppose to make u feel good and teach u a lesson about what christmas really mean . apparently and what christmas mean to hollywood be get as much of our leftover christmas shop money a they can . rating represent out of 5 .