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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 30 Nov 2022

It’s not really a holiday action movie “escape” when you’re not really escaping the gruesome gore and inhumanity the movie is all-too-giddy…

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By Derek Smith (382) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 30 Nov 2022

Ultimately, it’s the filmmakers’ insistence on both subverting the expectations of the family Christmas film and upholding them that leaves…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 30 Nov 2022

To say Violent Night isn’t for everyone overstates the obvious…

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By Jesse Hassenger (800) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 30 Nov 2022

Violent Night isn’t a great action movie, or even a very good one, but George Costanza’s old assessment of Home Alone rings true: “The…

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By Matthew Monagle (156) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 30 Nov 2022

When the film leans too heavily into violence, it undercuts the comedy; when the comedy takes center stage, it makes for an awkward bedfellow…

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By Pat Padua (495) for Washington Post (9,851) on 30 Nov 2022

Behind all the gore-splattered walls and domestic rancor lies a sweet-and-sour bedtime story of good triumphing over evil…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 30 Nov 2022

Violent Night isn’t terrible, but it’s stuck between parodying something and trying to fit the genre it parodies…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 29 Nov 2022

Violent Night is one of the Yuletide season’s most delightful surprises, not just for what it gets right but also for the many ways the whole…

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By Ben F. Silverio (2) for Slashfilm (971) on 29 Nov 2022

The movie unexpectedly has a ton of heart that's guaranteed to refuel your Christmas spirit this year…

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By Mark Kennedy (184) for The Associated Press (882) on 29 Nov 2022

It’s easy to initially dismiss it as an “SNL” digital short that got high on its own tinsel but there is a sort of perverse glee to seeing…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for IndieWire (3,631) on 29 Nov 2022

If you can vibe with that whiplash-inducing comedic opening — gallons of vomit mixed with some magical holiday sweetness — you just might…

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By Jake Cunningham (9) for Empire (3,446) on 29 Nov 2022

Good fun in places, but dull for the most part, Violent Night is serviceable Christmas viewing…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 29 Nov 2022

The picture is irreverent yet oddly touching, never especially great but often disreputable fun…

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By Matt Donato (975) for IGN (1,013) on 29 Nov 2022

Violent Night might take a hot minute to find its footing and keeps plucking low-hanging wordplay sugar plums, but at full strength, nobody's…

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By Angie Han (120) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 29 Nov 2022

For those who prefer their gingerbread soaked in booze and their tinsel splattered with gore, Violent Night might be exactly what the season…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 29 Nov 2022

The movie has no comic-book hook; it’s a trash-compactor genre buffet that smashes together a dozen things you’ve seen before…

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