Bad Santa

“He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice.”

Every December, Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) puts on a Santa suit at a different mall and leaves with the store's money, and nobody can explain why the job keeps working. His partner Marcus (Tony Cox) plays the elf, and a heavy-set kid (Brett Kelly) has decided Willie is the genuine article. Terry Zwigoff keeps the camera flat and patient, so the department-store cheer looks as tired as the man in the red suit.