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!
