Frère Noël

Titre original : Fred Claus

NOTE IMDb

5,7/10

49 k

MA NOTE

Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in Frère Noël (2007)

Lire trailer2:30

22 Videos

99+ photos

Dark Comedy Holiday Comedy Slapstick Comedy Family Fantasy Holiday

Fred Claus, le frère aîné et aigri du père Noël, est contraint de déménager au pôle Nord pour aider le père Noël et les elfes à se préparer pour Noël en échange d'argent.Fred Claus, le frère aîné et aigri du père Noël, est contraint de déménager au pôle Nord pour aider le père Noël et les elfes à se préparer pour Noël en échange d'argent.Fred Claus, le frère aîné et aigri du père Noël, est contraint de déménager au pôle Nord pour aider le père Noël et les elfes à se préparer pour Noël en échange d'argent.

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

NOTE IMDb

5,7/10

49 k

MA NOTE

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Anecdotes
In trying to come up with a name for Santa's brother, Jessie Nelson, who came up with the idea for the film after her daughter asked her if Santa has a family, hit upon "Fred" while watching Le Parrain (1972) on television. The name "Fred" is an homage to the character Fredo Corleone, the unreliable middle child of the Corleone family played famously in Le Parrain (1972) and Le Parrain, 2ᵉ partie (1974) by John Cazale

Gaffes
At the Siblings Anonymous meeting, Roger Clinton explains that he got upset watching footage of his famous brother Bill on the History Channel making his 1993 State of the Union Address to Congress. There was no State of the Union address in 1993 as Bill Clinton had just become President and the traditional speech never takes place during an inauguration year.

Citations
Fred Claus: Nick, there's been one thing that's been eating at me since I've been here. That Naughty-Nice List that you got? There's no naughty kids, Nick. They're all good kids. But some of them are scared. And some of them don't feel listened to. Some of them had some pretty tough breaks too. But every kid deserves a present on Christmas.

Crédits fous
The opening logos are covered in snow and Christmas tree lights.

Versions alternatives
On the TBS and TNT airing, the credits are in a box with a black screen in the background.

Connexions
Edited into Fred Claus: UK Premiere Special (2007)

Bandes originales
Santa Claus Is Back in Town
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Avis des utilisateurs182

Commenter

Commentaire à la une

6/10

Not a Christmas cracker, but not a bah humbug either

I watched this with low expectations, expecting it to be a mess. But I was surprised. Fred Claus is far from a Christmas classic, but there are much worse as well, for example Deck the Halls was very mean-spirited and unfunny, both of which I often see Fred Claus get criticised for.

I do agree it is very predictable, and that the direction is on the slack side. And there is also some uneven pacing and moments of disjointed dialogue. That said, it does look good with lovely cinematography and scenery, and the soundtrack is great and does put you in the mood for the Christmas season. Also there are moments of inspired physical comedy and while they have been better Vince Vaughan and Paul Giamatti(who was so good in Sideways) do display a good chemistry and both deliver spirited performances.

So overall, this is not a bad movie. It could have been better, but it is almost certainly not a disaster. 6/10 Bethany Cox