There is less and less until 2024 comes to an end, but before celebrating the New Year, we have to focus on another holiday: Christmas. This is not only the perfect excuse to get together with family and friends, share delicious meals, receive gifts and get involved in all kinds of traditions; but also to enjoy many Christmas movies.
Fortunately, streaming platforms have a wide variety of Christmas movies for all tastes, and if you are looking for one to watch this December 24 or 25, we have the perfect option. A few days ago it arrived in the catalog of Paramount+ a movie of comedy titled Dear Santa (Dear Santa), and its story will definitely make you want to press play.
Watch the trailer for Dear Santa:
The protagonist is Liam Turner, a kind eleven-year-old boy who suffers from dyslexia. In anticipation of Christmas, he decides to write a letter to Santa Claus, but ends up confusing the letters and writing “Satan” instead. It is then that the Devil himself appears before him, offering his help and three wishes of his whim.
Dear Santa It has several well-known faces in its cast, the most important of them being Jack Blackwho is in charge of playing Satan. The rest of the cast is made up of Robert Timothy Smith, Brianne Howey, Hayes MacArthur, PJ Byrne, Keegan-Michael Key and Post Malone, among others.
One thing to keep in mind is that the film was directed by Bobby Farrelly, one of the Farrelly brothers and responsible for acclaimed films by comedy as A couple of idiots, Irene, me and my other self y Crazy about Maryamong many others. The script was written by his brother and Jack Blackinspired by an original story that they themselves had.
The comedy debuted in Paramount+ in the United States at the end of November, where critics received it with mixed comments. Although the attempts to offer an original story stand out as well as the performance of Jack Black; Experts stated that the plot does not work at all and that its almost incognito premiere on the platform played a trick on it.
Still, if you're looking for a Christmas movie that will make you smile and have a good time, Dear Santa It's the perfect movie. Not only will you enjoy another great movie with Jack Blackwho never disappoints, but you will also be able to enjoy a story that definitely offers a twist to the stories of Christmas. Don't miss it in Paramount+!
