painfully bad christmas film that have an equally painfully bad performance by vince vaughn and who be pay his usual frat boy self but this time for a child movie but with out the wit or charm that be in his r rat film . vaughn seem like he on autopilot though most of the film and he keep run into wall with his lackluster performance . after 30 minute into the film and you would be in touch your inner scourge and say bahumbag at how unfunny this film be and after another 30 minute and you will want to walk out over how unbearable the film have get during that point . out of all the actor involve in this mess and only paul giamatti and rachel weisz bring some life to there perspective paper thin role and that manly because they be both way too good of actor to be in this film . paul giamatti brings some depth and warmth to the character of saint nick himself but he force to vaughn level of juvenile behavior when they be do their sad sibling infighting . you can see in giamatti face that he not have fun with his role and it painfully show in certain part of the film . rachel weisz brings a sense of fun and spirit to her role but she really do not have much of a character to work with and you can see in her face that she well aware of that and so much so that she seem irritate in certain part of the film . fortunately for her and she not in the film much at all and be able to save some face and unlike giamatti and who look like he about to fire his agent by the end of the movie . the direction also feel uninspiring and like there be no feeling or flow to be have and this be a suppose to be a holiday movie but it end up feel like you be just star at a fancy widow display that be be tear down . i do not know what go wrong here but with only two actor involve ( giamatti and weisz ) try their best to at least bring something to the table with a unfunny script they have to work with and spotty direction with no feeling for the subject at hand ( and this be a christmas movie of all thing ) and a actor who just do not care about his performance ( vaughn ) and you have a very unevenly bad film that be very painful to watch .