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Since the holiday season has started, and I had time during the long Thanksgiving weekend, I decided to catch up on Christmas themed movies that I had never seen or not seen in quite some time.  Bad Santa, however, was just that.....BAD!  The story is not what you would think a Christmas story would be, warm and fuzzy and uplifting during the holidays.  This story was dark and twisted, but yet had a positive turn at the end which redeemed it, sort of.  True, it is supposed to be a comedy, but the premise of the story has a lot to be desired and there is too much profanity, so it cannot be "enjoyed" by families with young children.  The story is about con man, Willie Soke, played by Billy Bob Thomton, who, along with his friend, Marcus, played by Tony Cox, rob the stores he works for during the Christmas season.  Although this IS supposed to be a comedy and the 
foul language, sex and violence that is woven throughout, continuously it seems, that is meant to draw laughter from the viewer but, in most cases, is just not funny and makes this movie not what a Christmas holiday film should be.  The only saving factor of this film is, towards the end, Willie befriends a young boy and starts to change, thinking that there may still be hope for him after all.  This is the only spark in the movie that brings this story a glimpse of hope and light.