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‘Red One' Review: Dwayne Johnson's Christmas Franchise Nonstarter Is a Blockbuster-Sized Lump of Coal
Amazon MGM's $250-million bid at a Marvel-level Christmas franchise is a charmless, level-four naughty-lister that will make you wish Christmas was canceled.
‘Red One' Review: Dwayne Johnson is Santa's Bodyguard in a Holiday Action Fantasy That Gives Christmas a Backstory It Didn't Need
Here's the bad joke of Hollywood Christmas movies. They tend to begin, and end, with a blast of old-school Yuletide cheer. But that's just a tease. In between, most of them make a point of straying about as far from the Christmas spirit as possible.
Reviews for Dwayne Johnson's Christmas movie are in, and they're pretty brutal: "Will make you wish Christmas was canceled"
Reviews and reactions are in for Red One, the new Christmas movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans – and they're not great. The film sees Santa Claus, played by JK Simmons, kidnapped. Callum Drift (Johnson), head of security in the North Pole, sets out to rescue him, teaming up with bounty hunter Jack O'Malley (Evans).
Red One Review: Chris Evans And Dwayne Johnson’s Christmas Buddy Cop Caper Delivers Magic And Laughter
While Red One does have its emotional “spirit of Christmas” moments, it never becomes a totally warm and fuzzy holiday story. There are plenty of PG-13 profanities and action that make this new offering into the cinematic Christmas canon feel more at h ...
Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson's Christmas movie gets mixed reactions
Red One, Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson 's new Christmas movie, has received its first reactions, and critics are divided. Announced in 2021, the festive action movie about a task force on a mission to find Santa Claus didn't fully convince viewers.
'Red One' review: Action-Packed Holiday Fantasy that lacks Christmas spirit
Red One’ blends action and holiday magic but falls short on true Christmas spirit, says critic Owen Gleiberman.
Hollywood stars Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans bring the Christmas action with Red One
The festive flick also marks a return to action films for American actress Lucy Liu. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Red One review: Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson can't save festive flop
The movie's shining light is JK Simmons as a muscly Santa who can easily do 500 press-ups in five minutes. He manages to sell the schmaltzy lines and is a great fit as Saint Nick in his second Santa movie outing following Netflix's exceptional Klaus. Unfortunately, the plot means he's off-screen after the first act and the movie suffers for it.
‘Red One' Review: Dwayne Johnson & Chris Evans' Slightly Absurd Christmas Action Comedy Commits To The Bit
The latest in an ongoing trend of action-packed Christmas movies, J.K. Simmons takes on the white beard from Kurt Russell, Mel Gibson and David Harbour in Red One, a $200 million Amazon MGM Studios streaming-turned-theatrical production that blends genres for some family-friendly holiday fun with a generous dose of self-aware absurdity.
'Red One' Review: Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evan's Expensive Christmas Action Comedy Could Have Been Worse
The most important thing I can tell you about Jake Kasdan's "Red One" is that yes, it's a real film starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans as a mismatched action movie odd couple rescuing a kidnapped Santa Claus,
‘Red One’ Review: Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans Save Christmas but Don’t Spare the Audience
Lucy Liu and J.K. Simmons also star in Jake Kasdan's action fantasy about an elaborate plot to kidnap Santa Claus and hijack his reindeer for nefarious purposes.
Kiernan Shipka Recalls Christmas 'Mishap' That Led to a Mysterious Facial Injury: 'Drank So Much' (Exclusive)
Kiernan Shipka is reflecting on holidays gone wrong ahead of her new Christmas movie ‘Red One,’ telling PEOPLE exclusively on ...
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RED ONE: The First Reactions To Dwayne Johnson And Chris Evans' New Christmas Movie Are In
The first trailer for Red One was released back in June, and the response was far from enthusiastic. Reports of disastrous early screenings followed, and the news that Amazon MGM planned to lift ...