Santa Fake
SCORE: 83
I am thankful Family Friendly Gaming was
given a copy of Santa Fake on DVD. This Christmas movie stars Damian
McGinty, Heather Morris, Judd Nelson, John Rhys-Davies, Jeff Fahey, and
Tony Amendola. An illegal alien(Pat Keeley) from Ireland gets a job at a
restaurant not realizing the owner is a money launderer. He is ordered
to deliver two briefcases and not to open them. He is also told to run
if the police come after him.
Pat starts on his short walk only to see people with badges all around
him. He runs and goes to a bus station and gets on the first bus out of
there. He winds up in Santa Fe. He makes a mistake by calling the owner
of the restaurant trying to sort it all out. Why? The owner sends two of
his thugs to get the briefcases back and take care of Pat. What is an
illegal alien to do? He takes a job as a mall Santa to hide in plain
sight.
Santa Fake reminds me of the Home Alone movies. The bad guys hunting Pat
are used for comic relief most of the time. They are also not very good
at their jobs. Pat winds up getting a love interest in Santa Fake. He
also learns he is really good with kids in this movie. He does quite a
bit of good in Santa Fake. Pat is shown as having a good heart even
though he breaks the law multiple times in multiple ways.
SPOILER ALERT! The briefcases contain a lot of money. Pat decides to
spend some of it early on and take his cut early. Later in Santa Fake he
gives most of the money away to help orphans. Why? He was an orphan
himself. He can relate to their particular situation. Santa Fake also
contains a “real” Santa Claus that helps Pat out. I will leave it there
so you can see the ending for yourself.
I enjoyed Santa Fake. The singing in this movie is fantastic. I found
quite a bit of humor in what should have been a very life threatening
situation. I also thought of ways Pat could have completed his mission
in Santa Fake. Another option would to have run to another town and not
call the restaurant owner. Especially once he realized how much money he
had. He could have lived comfortably in a lot of places.
- Paul
Graphics: 80%
Sound: 90%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 90%
Family Friendly Factor: 85%
System: DVD
Publisher: Indion Entertainment Group
Developer: Dirt Floor Revival
Rating: ‘NR’ – Not Rated
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