Jack Black was born to play Santa Claus. However, he is going to have to wait a little longer, even though he is the title character in Paramount +’s Dear Santa, which is streaming now.
Liam (Robert Timothy Smith) is an awkward preteen who just moved to a new town. His father (Hayes MacArthur) hates him, as do all but one of his classmates, and he is dyslexic. To make matters even worse for him, he still believes in Santa Claus.
This is a bad thing because he decides to send a letter to the man at the North Pole. But his letter goes south when he accidentally addresses it to Satan (Jack Black).
Satan is so happy that someone actually wrote to him that he has to meet the kid who sent it to him. So, he leaves his cozy, hot home in Hell and comes up to Earth to meet his admirer.
Satan decides to pay Liam back by granting him three wishes. The only downside is that he will have to give up his soul after the third wish.
Liam’s first wish is that his crush, Emma (Kai Cech), will have a crush on him too. So Satam has worked his magic, and she is interested in him.
However, Liam is going to have to work to keep her interested. Luckily, Satan is on his side.
The first thing he does is get backstage passes and great seats to see Post Malone for the budding couple. Not only that, Satan gets Post Malone to idolize little Liam. Thus making things even sweeter for the boy.
Everything is going great. What could possibly go wrong? Liam’s dad and mom (Brianne Howey) think their son is going crazy. So they call in Dr. Finklman (Keegan-Michael Key) to evaluate Liam, and he thinks the kid is nuts.
Now Liam has to prove he is sane, along with coming up with two more wishes to please Satan. As much as he doesn’t want Satan to grant his third wish, he knows he has to do it.
What happens when his third wish is granted? Will Christmas turn into Crapmas for Liam? You will have to tune in for a Christmas movie that is just the right amount of sap.
And that is because Jack Black reteaming with The Farrelly Brothers is a Christmas wish come true.
Even though we are watching for Black, everyone else delivers a heartfelt performance with humor.
If you are like me and are over the Hallmark and Lifetime formula holiday movies but still love the genre, then this is for you! It is about time that Satan entered the season of joy!
I never thought about this until now, but Jack Black would be a great Santa Claus. While it took me all this time to realize that, Paramount+ and the Farrelly Brothers were way ahead of me with Dear Santa.
When a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, a devilish Jack Black arrives to wreak havoc on the holidays. From the hilarious minds behind Dumb & Dumber, Christmas is about to go up in flames.
The film begins streaming on November 25th, so you have a few days before you see your family for Thanksgiving to eat it up like you will the sweet potatoes your favorite aunt made just like you like them.
Tenacious D is on the road, and they played Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, which happens to be Kyle Gass’ birthday. So Jack Black brought out a cake and got the audience to sing Happy Birthday to his friend.
When they were done, Black asked Glass to make a wish. His wish was, “Don’t miss Trump next time.”
Needless to say, that comment on the public stage did not go over well. So today, Black made an announcement, “I was blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday. I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form,” he wrote. “After much reflection, I no longer feel it is appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour, and all future creative plans are on hold. I am grateful to the fans for their support and understanding.”
This is the difference between Democrats and Republicans. The former takes responsibility for the mistakes.
UPDATE: Kyle Gass released his own statement: “The line I improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake. I don’t condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone. What happened was a tragedy, and I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement. I profoundly apologize to those I’ve let down and truly regret any pain I’ve caused.”
Tenacious D are no strangers to singing covers, and today, Jack Black and Kyle Gass shared a video of them singing Britney Spears’ …Baby One More Time.
Do you know what? I think it is even better than Britney’s version! Because you can feel their fiery energy, and that is what makes the tune different and more exciting.
What do you think? Is it toxic, or do you want them to gimme more?
