Monday, December 21, 2015

Santa Con 2014


      Nick DeMarco is a small-time con man and he's released from prison.  He's ordered by his parole officer to work as a department store Santa during the holidays.  He's making minimum wage and he hates this job.  His sister Rosemary overhears him promise a young boy that he would get his parents back together by Christmas.  Rosemary gives Nick an earful about making empty promises to a child.  Nick decides he’s got to track down the boy and his parents to try to get them back together.  What he doesn’t know is that the father has started drinking again and that’s all he cares about.
    Finally, Nick finds a good use for his con man skills.  If he can make good on this promise he can help himself turn around and help a family too.  What kind of job did he expect to get at Christmas, fill in for a rocket scientist on vacation?  3* (This movie is OK) 

87 min, Comedy directed by Melissa Joan Hart with Barry Watson, Selissa Sagemiller, Scott Grimes, Melissa Joan Hart, Jaleel White, Tucker Meek, Wendy Williams, Alimi Ballard, John Ratzenberger, Matthew Porter.

Note:  Imdb 6.1 out of 10, Amazon 4* out of 5* with 7 reviews.
Special Note:  There is an annual pub-crawl before Christmas with everyone dressing up like Mr. or Mrs. Claus.  This happens in New York and also in San Francisco.  It’s not popular except for the participants because there are many drunken people on the street and in cabs!!
Special Note:  This movie was filmed in Bridgeport and Stratford, Connecticut.  Some scenes were filmed in the Christ Episcopal Church that was built in 1743 and this was their second structure.

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