Fred Claus
Vince Vaughn Holiday Offense #1: Phoning in playing Santa Claus’ brother (a not so bad Paul Giamatti) in Fred Claus. It’s an attempt at shaking up the family Christmas film genre with some of Vaughn’s deadpan machismo. Instead, it’s a completely film-by-numbers work, with Vaughn’s schlubby asides furthering to slow the narrative down.