Bad is right, unless the sight of a soused department-store Santa wetting himself in front of a gaggle of tiny tots, eyes all aglow, could be said to constitute holiday cheer. Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) may be a gin-soaked draft dodger with a prison record and a string of ex-wives, but he can crack a safe like nobody's business. The art of pulling a proper box job is one of the few things Willie's abusive pappy ever gave him — that, plus deep-seated self-hatred and a drinking problem that keeps Willie in a blind stupor most of the day. Not exactly department-store Santa material, but Willie doesn't do it for the kids; once a year he and his partner, a pint...
Released:
2003
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins