To some, the next Santa, Jim Stevenson, might come off as a cheap ploy to sensationalize the movie and grab attention, and it kinda was, because the fact, he's a gay Santa however, the film does focus on other issues, he has, other than his personal gay life with his lover, Alex. By the end of the film, you really want him to find a new home and put his life back together. It really help make Russell seem like a real person. The claymation sequences of Russell, trying to find a job was a nice addition to the film, because it did keep things on the light side. His cantankerous outlook on life might seem a bit bleak to some viewers, but the majority, of his scenes weren't too much depressing. First off, you got Santa Russell Spice, an unlucky unemployed man who walks around, probably takes his Santa gimmick, a little too serious to hold a normal job. Each one of them, is pretty unique in their separate way.
This film documented the lives of five real-life bearded professional Santa Clauses during an entire year. Started by a Kickstarter campaign & currently streaming on Netflix 2014's documentary, 'I am Santa Claus', is worth watching! Directed by relative newcomer, Tommy Avallone, and produced by Morgan Spurlock, the man behind several hit documentaries like 2004's 'Super-Size Me'. Reviewed by ironhorse_iv 7 / 10 Ho! Ho! Ho! This Santa Claus documentary, indeed delivers! What a gifted movie! Included in the festivities is Mick Foley, who decides to follow suit and walk in the big black boots himself.
Following a one year period in the lives of five Santas as they go through the normal everyday ups and downs, I Am Santa Claus allows the viewer to grow attached to each of its greatly varied subjects on a very emotional level. If there is an emotion to be felt you will feel it here. Not normally being one for documentaries, I went on nothing more than what had transpired during the interview. I Am Santa Claus (2014) takes a behind the sleigh look (mind the pun) at what it takes to become the embodiment of Christmas for wide eyed children every year. I listened as three grown men discussed what it was like to visit Santa as a kid and the magic it instills both in ourselves but also, what it means to the men who keep that magic alive, real bearded Santas. What followed was a conversation that lifted me out of the holiday funk that I've carried for many years. Straining to find a unique offering in the endless archives of overdone Christmas films, I finally struck gold when I heard a special edition of the Hollywood Babble On Podcast where Kevin Smith interviews director Tommy Avallone and professional wrestler/Christmas enthusiast Mick Foley. I have to admit, when I decided to start the Decembextravaganza! I had a gap in the third week. Reviewed by mockfilmsblog 7 / 10 Heartfelt and interesting. In the process, they are shown for who they actually are, flawed, flesh and blood men who feel an overbearing responsibility to protect the integrity of the spotless, untarnished reputation of the 'Red Suit.' 'I Am Santa Claus' is a documentary that poses a question about a ubiquitous holiday figure that few parents ever ask themselves 'Whose lap is my child sitting on?' We have documented an entire year in the lives of five real-bearded professional Santa Clauses to find out what the rest of the year is like for a man who perpetually looks like Jolly Saint Nick.