Fatman’s bizarro Christmas movie pitch is multifaceted in its oddness. Mel Gibson plays a weathered and worn right-wing version of Chris Cringle. Ole Santa slams brews at the local bar, shoots cans off barbed wire fences and uses his omniscience to scare a tempted husband off the scent of an inviting barmaid. You see, Santa is losing the faith as the parents of the world create fewer and fewer children deserving of Christmas presents and his government-contracted paycheck reflects this shortage of joy. Enter a rich, entitled mob boss of a 10-year old brat (Chance Hurstfield) who has tired of coal in his stocking and so hires a holiday-obsessed assassin (played by Walton Goggins) to claim the head of the Fatman as retribution.  Read More