Review of Violent Night (2022) by Kai82 — 03 Dec 2022
Not a masterpiece or art but a really entertaining movie. It is an unlikely Christmas movie with action, thriller and comedy elements. The story starts with the real Santa Clause. He is disillusioned and burned out as Christmas is now just about greed.
Be it bigger and bigger present, people just wanting cash and abandoning all the other values of the holiday. However this time will be a Christmas unlike anything else he experienced in over 1000 years he is doing the job.
In a secured estate the ruthless and deceptive matriarch Gertrude Lightstone invites her family for the Christmas celebration but other people have more sinister plans. I stop here but if you watched the trailer you know what will happen.
The story works and is entertaining. It is like I said not art but it never tries or even needs to be. It is just fun entertainment. I admit that it has a few lengths and not all jokes work (but it hits more than it misses).
But overall the package is nice. I must warn you that it is a bit gory. A friend often looked away during some scenes. The action and fights are top notch and fun to watch. The cast is decent to good.
Main actor David Harbour is perfectly fitting the role as Santa Clause and action hero with an interesting past. For the others I like Alexis Louder and Alex Hassel who are really good but the hidden gem is Leah Brady.
The rest delivers but I have to admit they are a bit too much stereotypical. Especially the antagonist John Leguiazmo who I fully enjoyed I can see hated by others for this. Bonus for Home Alone references and giving a bit to think about the meaning of Christmas.
Overall this is a fun no brains movie I recommend. Like I said it is not art but don't needs to be to entertain. Bonus knowledge: If you think the idea for Santa Clause is ridiculous think about the following as he is much under powered in the movie.
To archive his feats of bringing all children presents (or coal) in 1 evening he needs powerful magic or time / reality warping powers. He can teleport (through chimneys), is omniscient (To know who was good or bad), can carry probably ten-thousand tons of present, talk to animals, is ageless, never been seen and more.
Most superheroes cant match this skill set or power level.
This review of Violent Night (2022) was written by Kai82 on 03 Dec 2022.
Violent Night has generally received positive reviews.
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