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Dear Santa | Average Guy Movie Review

Thanks to a slight spelling mistake on his letter to Santa Claus, 11 year old Liam Turner (Robert Timothy Smith) accidentally summons Satan (Jack Black) instead of jolly old Saint Nick. And instead of presents, the guy with the horns offers Liam a deal involving three wishes. Another - almost unheard of - Christmas comedy has been unceremoniously added to the cloud. Dear Santa  landed on Paramount+  with all the fanfare of some busted Christmas tree lights, and it's not really hard to see why. Put simply, this is far from the Farrelly brothers best work. You'd expect a movie starring the outlandish Jack Black as a devil posing as Santa, directed by Barry and written by Peter, to be an explosive comedy event, but it's just not the case. In fact, the movie never makes it much past mildly amusing, despite featuring a decidedly nutty but oddly Christmassy concept, and a lead actor known for being just the right kind of wild and unpredictable.  It should come as no surprise th...