If it weren’t so airless, it’d be easier to appreciate Fatman as a character study of Santa’s midlife woes.
The film is a bubbly regurgitation of retrograde romantic comedy tropes and reactionary sexual politics.
For now, this disc should appeal to Bigelow’s more ardent fans.
Kathryn Bigelow’s K-19: The Widowmaker is not without allegorical implications.