"I Am Santa Claus" Review

By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Having been a fan of Mick Foley's for several years now, I'll support anything he's involved in. I love his writing style, his credentials in wrestling and his opinion on a lot of things, but most of all, his love for Christmas. As a major "mark" for Christmas myself, I'm a sucker for a good Christmas movie. And yes, even the crappy ones (I'm still contemplating whether I should review "Jingle All the Way 2" at some point). But don't get me wrong! "I Am Santa Claus" was by no means crappy. In fact, it was actually quite great.

Foley is excellent at promotion and marketing. He was smart in wearing Santa-themed attire all year round in an attempt to peak interest in his new documentary, "I Am Santa Claus." And it worked. It definitely got me interested in what it was all about, even though I probably would have checked it out anyway. As the release date of the documentary grew closer, I saw Foley doing more and more interviews advertising it, calling it "a movie that will make you cry" and completely exaggerating its emotion. I can't say it was the emotional thing I've ever seen, but Foley was right: there definitely were parts of the movie that made me "feel" inside, and I'm sure you'd feel the same way if you saw it.

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