Bad Santa 2

Plot synopsis:
The movie begins with Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) working as a valet driver at a country club. He gets distracted when he sees a woman breast-feeding her baby, causing him to crash into a stand and knock someone over. Willie gets fired on the spot after arguing with his superiors.Willie's voice-over catches us up on the last few years of his life. He was not killed by the police at the end of the first 'Bad Santa' movie, but made a complete recovery and after his time in prison, he thought he got his happy ending by being with Sue, but his screw-ups caught up to him before she left him. He prepares to kill himself by sticking his head in the oven. When that doesn't work, he tries to hang himself. His suicide attempt is interrupted by Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), now 21 years old and dumber than ever, still following Willie around even though he no longer believes he's Santa Claus. He even works at a sandwich shop now to fulfill his passion for making people sandwiches. Willy drops from the ceiling as he tries to stop his suicide.Thurman mentions that now that he's 21, he thinks Willie is going to "pop his cherry". Willie corrects him saying he would get it done by someone else. Willie calls Opal the prostitute (Octavia Spencer) to do the job, even though she isn't very willing. Thurman runs out of the motel room in a panic.Willie gets an unexpected visit from his old partner Marcus (Tony Cox), also fresh out of prison. He mentions there's a job that needs to be worked on for $2 million in Chicago. Willie isn't very willing to join Marcus since he tried to kill him on their last job 12 years earlier, but Marcus has apologized for that.Willie and Marcus arrive in Chicago for Willie to discover that Marcus wants to rob Giving Way, a charity foundation. To make matters worse for Willie, not only does Marcus expect him to put on a Santa suit once more, he discovers that one of the people working on the charity is his horrible mother, Sunny (Kathy Bates), who constantly refers to Willie as "shit stick". Willie punches her in the face and storms out, telling Marcus he has absolutely no intention of working with his mother.Marcus and Sunny later meet with Willie in her apartment to discuss the whole deal with their plan. Sunny claims she's got Parkinson's and has a really bad cough. Willie still refuses to work with her until Marcus tries to talk him into it. Willie finally decides that he'll do the job, but once it's over, he and Marcus are cutting Sunny off.Willie puts on the Santa suit to go out and collect money for charity. Another Santa comes by and thinks Willie is operating on his turf. Although he calmly tries to get Willie to leave, Willie accuses the man of being a pervert and starts beating the crap out of him in front of a crowd before Willie gets arrested. Meanwhile, Marcus is crawling through a vent to locate the safe when he comes across the charity's manager, Regent Hastings (Ryan Hansen), is having an affair with his assistant and is also embezzling money from the charity already. Marcus nearly gets found out when Sunny calls him and his ringtone goes off.After Willie gets bailed out, he must go to an AA meeting with Diane (Christina Hendricks), Regent's wife. Afterwards, she talks about her struggle with alcohol addiction and how it led her to do dirty things. Willie thinks she's asking for it and tries to put the moves on her, but she is disgusted and kicks him out of the car. Moments later, Diane drives up to him and admits she does want sex since she and Regent haven't been intimate in over a decade. Willie then does it with Diane behind a dumpster in an alley. They don't know they're being followed by Dorfman (Jeff Skowron), a Giving Way security guard who Regent hired to take pictures of the two.Marcus tries to get a key to the charity's safe by attempting to seduce Gina (Jenny Zigrino), another security guard. After taking her out for a fancy dinner, Marcus tries to go to bed with her, but she turns him down because of his height.Willie meets up with Diane and they do it on some Christmas trees. He asks that she call him Santa like Sue did, so she does.Willie reluctantly starts to bond with Sunny as she tries to get close to him again. He notices how bad her cough is, so he steals some medicine from a pharmacy for her. Sunny later gives Willie a gun in case Marcus tries to double-cross him again.Sunny later gets Willie to have sex with Gina for the keys since he has a thing for big fat girls. Gina is satisfied and Willie takes her keys. Marcus becomes upset after learning this and tries to attack Willie, but Willie manages to slam him onto a table.Thurman has traveled all the way from Arizona to Chicago to be with Willie after learning that he went there himself. Willie is utterly displeased to see this and tries to leave Thurman somewhere alone before feeling guilty and deciding to drop Thurman off at a shelter full of degenerates to get him out of his hair. Thurman later goes by the charity and sees the children singing. He manages to get the director to let him sing as well, and she gives him a Santa suit to put on, which excites him.Willie, Marcus, and Sunny prepare for the robbery as the charity is holding its event where the children are singing. Sunny takes out the lights while Willie and Marcus try to open the safe. Willie stops and sees Thurman getting up to sing in his Santa suit. Willie is surprised to see that Thurman has a lovely voice, and it even moves him to tears. When Willie and Marcus finally open the safe, Marcus reveals he really was trying to double-cross Willie. Willie gets his gun and gets the money out of there before the guards come after them.Willie and Marcus bring the money outside, but Sunny reveals that she was going to take the money all for herself. She shoots Marcus in the chest and runs him over with her van as she tries to get away. Willie goes after her and chases her into SantaCon. Willie manages to find her, and Sunny ends up shooting Willie as well. He grabs her bag and lets all the money fly out. Sunny tries to shoot Willie again, but Thurman shows up and jumps in, getting himself shot in the butt. The cops arrive and arrest Sunny while the medics take Willie and Thurman away.Willie wakes up in the hospital getting a handjob from Diane, meaning he finally got his "happy ending". His voice-over reveals that he tipped the cops off about Sunny, meaning he managed to avoid jail time once again. Regent's embezzlement scheme was discovered and he was booted from the charity. He has decided to keep Thurman around as company since he has decided his new family is way better than his old one. Willie now works as a janitor in the hospital, and he finds Marcus's room. He considers smothering him to death, but Willie gets his revenge by teabagging a helpless Marcus and posting pictures on Instagram.

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Review:
I never ever tried to write movie review but for this movie I made exception.As for me it was hilarious the jokes the acting all original.people have to judge the movie by the current age and content standard we are watching over the cinema or TV.Now days its very difficult to find such a movie where you will laugh like a kid.
Bad Santa 2 is a film to me to watch with your friends and have a big laugh.Years after the events of the first Bad Santa(2003), down on his luck Willie(Billy Bob Thornton) is pulled back for another heist by his former partner Marcus(Tony Cox) and his estranged mother(Kathy Bates).
It's an idea that should have really been acted upon then or just left in the past because Bad Santa 2, a sequel that comes thirteen years after the original, is not a very good film at all.Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) is still living a life fuelled by whiskey and greed, a lifestyle that leaves him contemplating suicide, until his old friend, Marcus (Tony Cox), resurfaces after spending ten years in prison.
With Willie's mum, Sunny (Kathy Bates), and Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly) joining the duo in Chicago, things start to become a little more tricky for Willie and Marcus.There is just so much wrong with Bad Santa 2 as both a comedy and a sequel.
I mean, seriously, the jokes in this are as if they're just having a competition to see who can say the most controversial thing, including one about abortion that just leaves a bad taste in the mouth.It's a level of writing that comes as no surprise seeing as both the writers of the first film don't have any involvement with this sequel.
Billy Bob Thornton just snoozes his way through proceedings, Kathy Bates wastes both her talent and time in a turgid role and Christina Hendricks, what the hell were you even thinking?!
It worked because he was a kid before and it was funny to watch Billy Bob Thornton react to his mannerisms however, it's fair to say Kelly just doesn't sell the character very well now at an older age.Did I laugh?
Showing that lightning often doesn't strike twice, especially when it comes to unexpected hit comedies (The Hangover series, Nutty Professor etc.), Bad Santa 2 is a pale imitation of the cult 2003 hit that saw Xmas painted blacker than black thanks to Billy Bob Thornton's alcoholic Santa/petty thief Willie Soke and his partnership with dwarf acquaintance Marcus Skidmore.Giving Thornton his best role in a number years and taking the idea of Xmas movies to a whole new smut filled level, Terry Zwigoff's original film was one of those experiences you find yourself enjoying more than you know you should and with side characters like the lovable Thurman Murman along for the ride, Bad Santa has found itself a nice long shelf life as fans continue to come back to it all these years later.With Mean Girls director Mark Waters now at the helm, Bad Santa 2 seemed poised to at least be a respectable follow up to its original incarnation, especially with the cast all returning including the now non-acting Brett Kelly as Thurman and the addition of Kathy Bates going into beast mode as Willie's estranged mother who just so happens to be the criminals new contact for a planned charity robbery but Bad Santa 2 feels like an event too long between drinks and the cast seem to know it.Looking bored and injecting nothing into their respective roles, Thornton and Cox spit out dialogue without an ounce of charisma while Kelly should've stayed away from an acting return with his pointless reiteration of Thurman (a character that adds nothing to proceedings) who now just annoys rather than brings smiles and the whole Bad Santa lifeblood of smutty jokes, horny Saint Nick's and holiday thieving feels outdated in today's climate portrayed as it is here.This is a shame for all involved, as it does feel as though another Bad Santa done well, could've fitted in nicely with the festive season now upon us but even die-hard fans of Willie and Marcus will be finding themselves returning to the original in years to come and forgetting this sequel even happened.There are glimmers of a funny black comedy here, small bits of dialogue are too outrageous not to laugh at while the very idea of this "bad" Santa is still funny but with a rather uninspired plot, tiresome performance's and an over reliance on filthy words and scenarios the whole idea of this project feels forced whereas the first Bad Santa journey felt like a breathe of booze filled fresh air in a sub-genre of Xmas tales that had grown rather stale.1 ½ non-desirable bunkbed buddies out of 5.
Strained black comedy sequel reunites—for no reason that really makes any sense—Willie, the world's most vile Santa and his feisty, foulmouthed dwarf sidekick Marcus for yet another score, this time at a Chicago charity event on Christmas Eve. That darn kid returns, only this time he's a man (sort of), and as what is supposed to be an added bonus: Willie's equally crass mother (Bates, though even she is helpless against this flimsy material).
The innocence of him as a child is what made his character so funny in the first movie, and now it just feels annoying because the audience is left saying "grow up already." While his character would have been funny as a little cameo, it just is not funny having him through the duration of the film.The reason the first Bad Santa worked so well is because the film contrasted pure arrogance and wrath with innocence which made for some truly awkward scenarios to play out.
Christina Hendricks is alright, but her character doesn't add too much to the film.The biggest question about Bad Santa 2 is if it is in fact funny?
A lot of the jokes here are focused more on being offensive and vulgar which isn't necessarily a bad thing considering the type of movie this is, but at times it certainly feels like they are trying too hard to be so and jokes fall flat because of this.
Overall, Bad Santa 2 isn't going to achieve the cult classic status that the first film did, but as far as sequels go, it's honestly better than it should have been.
While it isn't the first dark Christmas movie, it made the idea of an alcoholic, high libido Santa more mainstream then it would have been before.Most importantly, it made Billy Bob Thornton a big star who still acquires some big roles (most notably, his Golden Globe winning performance in the Fargo TV series).
Marcus meets with Willie to apologize for trying to kill him before (see Bad Santa) and offers him a big heist in Chicago.Willie agrees and finds out that he and Marcus will be robbing a charity on Christmas Eve. Part of this means two things; that Willie will have to put on the Santa suit once again and he'll have to work with one of the employees on the inside, his mother Sunny Soke (played by Kathy Bates).
I love that they bring back the original cast like Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, and Brett Kelly as Thurman.
Bad Santa 2 is just horrible when it comes to boring plot, annoying humor, and redundant concept like the first movie.
She just laughs at him and resumes calling him her pet name for him – "Shit Stick" (which she crudely explains later in the movie).Marcus (after apologizing again for trying to kill Willie the last time they worked together) gets him to agree to do the job, by guaranteeing a large haul of cash and promising that the two of them will cut Sunny out at the end.
The three stars look about as unhappy with being in this movie as their characters are with their lives – or most Movie Fans are likely to be with this sequel, while Hansen and Skowron make poor substitutes for the foils played by the late actors Bernie Mac and John Ritter in the first film.
It is nothing more than the bad-boy snack boredom killer that "Bad Santa" was supposed to have been.Even if I discount the original--decide not to judge "BS2" by the standard of "BS"--it *still* simply fails to rise to the level of a film worth watching, if you expect movies to be more than boredom killers.
I have found a special place in my black heart for these films and when it is released on bluray I will celebrate the holiday cheer of both Bad Santa movies all year round..
The original "Bad Santa" found just the right tone for its vulgar humor, but this sequel feels like a fail attempt to recapture faded glory.
Billy Bob Thornton reprises what feels like his signature role, a poor excuse for a human named Willie Stoke, lowlife alcoholic dirtbag safecracker who masquerades as a department store Santa to rob malls blind, along with his flippant midget partner Marcus (ebony Oompa Loompa Tony Cox).
STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning Feeling low and with no hope at Christmas, undesirable Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) attempts suicide, only for naïve innocent Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly) to wonder back into his life.
The former child is now 21, and uneasy about his first sexual encounter, but Willie cheaply tries to see that off, and dashes off to meet up with recently released old pal Marcus (Tony Cox.) Even though Marcus tried to kill him last time, he wants Willie's help to rob a charity function in Chicago, hosted by husband and wife team Regent (Ryan Hansen) and Christina Hastings (Christina Hendricks.) Reuniting with his abusive mother Sunny (Kathy Bates), they attempt to pull off the caper...but it doesn't go to plan.At a time when sequels to films from fifteen or even twenty years ago are popping up, this thirteen years late sequel to the festive black comedy Bad Santa is, in all honesty, positively recent.
Well then, you have seen Bad Santa 2.Synopsis: Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox Director: Mark WatersWhat I said above I was serious about.
Bad Santa 2 is another sequel which in Hollywood takes original cult classic or well original films, and releasing over 10 years.
Bad Santa 2 came out 13 years after the original, released in 2003 and quite a bit has changed since.This film seems to step up in the vulgar, shock value and overall disgusting behavior compared to the original.
Better grouping of characters as well.Billy Bob Thornton is his same self which is great as the role of Bad Santa, same with Tony Cox. Kathy Bates as the mother is decent.
The sequel tries to recapture what worked before with only a few elements coming out good.Billy Bob Thornton returns as the sex-addicted alcky, Willie Soke.
In the  sequel to this classic comedy, Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) is just as  broke and drunk as he ever was, and this time he's saddled with a  twenty-one year old Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), who just won't leave  him alone.
'BAD SANTA 2': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)  A sequel to the 2003 dark comedy Christmas movie hit 'BAD SANTA'; once  again starring Billy Bob Thornton, as the foul mouthed antihero  conman/thief Willie Soke.
Tony Cox and Brett Kelly  also reprise their roles, from the original movie, and Kathy Bates and  Christina Hendricks join the cast.
I really like the original 'BAD SANTA', and I consider it a Christmas  movie classic; so I had really high hopes for this sequel.
Much like an underwhelming Christmas gift that you feign gratitude for, so is "Bad Santa 2." The belated sequel to 2003's surprisingly great (and now bonafide classic) dark-horse black comedy brings most of its priniciple cast back for another round of boozing and belittling but with none of the creative team that made the original film in tow.
Bad Santa 2 (2016)** (out of 4)After spending years in prison, Marcus (Tony Cox) gets in contact with Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) and talks him into traveling to Chicago for one last job.
Once there Willie's mom (Kathy Bates) is brought on board and soon the three are trying to rob a charity at Christmas time.The original BAD SANTA is a movie I watch repeatedly and it's a movie that I will always love.
BAD SANTA 2 took years to get to us so I had hoped that they actually took their time to come up with something good but sadly the end result here is a major disappointment.I'm not going to sit here and say that the film is awful because it isn't.
It just didn't seem like he was giving it his all and his character here isn't nearly as entertaining as it was the first time around.BAD SANTA 2 is certainly a very disappointing film but if you're a fan of the original then you might want to check it out for what laughs it does have..
I'm sure I've seen the 1st one but don't remember it, not that you need to see the 1st one to get the sequel, but it does make a lot of references to the original.So Billy Bob Thornton plays Bad Santa one more time in order to rob a charity run by the beautiful Christina Hendrix (Always worth the ticket price).Tony cox returns as Bad Santa's elf and partner in crime.
I don't know about you but I didn't find it funny at all.Other than that, Bad Santa 2 was just as hilarious as the 1st.After all the bad reviews I read for it, I wasn't expecting to like this movie at all but I did.It's almost the same as the 1st with Willie & Marcus back together again, Thurman Merman returns as well, Willie's mother is involved now, You know there's going to be a double cross or 2 & there's a ton of rude, lewd, crude humor so if you're not into that sort of thing then Bad Santa 2 isn't for you.I'm pretty sure I only saw the regular version so I can't wait to get a look at the unrated edition.This movie would have been perfect if not for the scene of Willie punching his mother in the face.If they would have cut the punch out then this movie would've been great & I would've given it a higher rating.I hope there will be a part 3 in the near future & we won't have to wait as long as we did for the sequel.
Billy Bob Thornton was great as the "done with it all" character, Willy was funny, Thurman was perfect and the story made some sense.
Bad Santa 2 is definitely not as good as the original in fact the first time I watched it I really disliked it it was not funny,over the top with the crude humor and Billy Bob Thornton seemed like he didn't want to be in the movie like he didn't commit to the role this time around but with a second viewing I was wrong he was decent as Willie Soke not as good as in the original of course in that he was hilarious and you couldn't help but laugh at every filthy word that came out of his mouth.
They also introduce Willie's mother in this who is played by Kathy Bates and she was pretty good in this actually but the best thing about this movie in my opinion was Thurman Merman he was just as funny as ever to me and he talked more which is good that's what I wanted to see because in the first one it took him awhile to say anything I mean it still was good and when he did talk it was funny but here it seems like they developed his character a bit more.
Loved the original & still will so this was great news!Well after seeing the film tonight, I can safely say it was an hilarious sequel to the 2004 original, though not as good some ways or more than a few, it was really funny & had in some places!The cast was great (the female actresses were hot AF!!) along with Billy Bob Thornton who was great as always as Wullie along with Brett Kelly as Thurman & Marcus who surprisingly returns in this film also!The film had some great laughs in it!
Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) teams up with Marcus (Tony Cox) and his mother (Kathy Bates) to rob a crooked charity in Chicago on Christmas Eve. Brett Kelly is back.
If you've never seen either, see the original, and if you only thought it was fun for that one time watching it, you should probably leave it at that.I definitely hope that in another 13 years, we don't get yet another Bad Santa.
The first Bad Santa set a movie trend years ago, and introduced most of the world to Billy Bob Thornton.
Much like Marcus he does nothing for the run time (even less than Marcus), he only seems to be here again to offer redemption for Willie's character right at the end.The best thing about this movie has to be Kathy Bates as Willie's old mum Sunny.
Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Christina Henricks and Kathy Bates star in this 2016 comedy sequel.
Though not as good as the original, this isn't a bad sequel and it's nice to see Thornton, Cox and Kelly reprise their roles.