i just saw this film tonight and i have to say that it a mess . i love vince vaughn but he end up more annoying that funny here and the film be more than less a remake of the crappy 80 classic santa claus the movie but with out the camp or the bad sheena easton song at the end . . the story be your run of the mill black sheep in the family who come back to face his family for the holiday kind of thing but with north pole a it setting . of course fred ( vince vaughn ) be the family screw up who come home after a series of set back that include his girlfriend ( rachel weisz in a cameo role ) dump him and so he come home to face his parent and his more successful brother santa claus ( paul giamatti ) and wacky high jinks follow with a bit of sibling rivalry and a bit of anarky as well that threaten all of christmas . now if you think you know the end of this film and i think you would be right because it predicable to the hill . a for the acting and vince vaughn play the same lovable loser he always play but this time he end up more annoying than likable and miranda richardson play mrs. claus but the role be more than less one note and elizabeth bank play santa assistant but she not much of a character at all other than a neurotic joke and poor kevin spacey end up basically play the same person he play in the film glengarry glen ross but a little more anal . the only two actor who come out of this film with their dignity intact be paul giamatti and who bring a real sincerity and warm to his role a santa claus but he look somewhat embarrass to be in the movie and you can not blame him and rachel weisz and who manage to do a lot more with a very small role than most of the main actor do with theirs and which be a shame because both rachel weisz and paul giamatti deserve a lot good than what this script give them . to put it in a nutshell and a major disappointment .