Violent Night is a modern Christmas classic!

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Jean-Claude Van Dipshit just ditched us, sweetie.

Beverly D'Angelo, Edi Patterson, David Harbour, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, and Leah Brady in Violent Night (2022)

John Leguizamo and David Harbour in Violent Night (2022)

David Harbour and Tommy Wirkola in Violent Night (2022)

David Harbour

John Leguizamo

Beverly D&apos;Angelo

Pat Casey

Josh Miller

When an elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, a disgruntled Santa Claus must take them out to save both the hostages and his Holiday.

Tommy Wirkola

Violent Night

Ho, Ho, Holy sh--

&apos;Violent Night (2022)&apos; is surprisingly earnest in its themes of Christmas magic and rekindling your Christmas spirit. What initially seems like a sardonic anti-Christmas movie soon reveals itself to be genuinely interested in spreading Yuletide cheer, although that&apos;s not to imply it doesn&apos;t also feature all the brutality, bad language and bodily fluids its concept promises. Merging &apos;Die Hard (1988)&apos;, &apos;Home Alone (1990&apos;, &apos;Bad Santa (2004)&apos; and &apos;John Wick (2014)&apos; (or, perhaps more accurately, some of its lesser imitators), the piece provides a stockingful of festive fun despite its undeniably derivative nature. David Harbour and John Leguizamo make up for the cast&apos;s general lack of charisma, as they&apos;re eminently watchable and sell even the silliest of dialogue. Though the piece is certainly self-aware, it&apos;s also really sincere and it establishes a strong sense of character for its central figure. In fact, Papa Noël actually has a relatively convincing character arc which prevents his inclusion from feeling as half-baked as it may initially seem. Although the flick sometimes comes closer to feeling like &apos;Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)&apos; than &apos;Die Hard (1988)&apos; (particularly when it comes to most elements not directly associated with Santa), it features plenty of well-choreographed and exciting set-pieces that revel in all the gory mayhem you could want. The action never rises to the level of something like &apos;John Wick (2014)&apos;, but it&apos;s better than a lot of similar American stuff and it continues the welcome post-&apos;Wick&apos; trend of having clean camera work that favours wider compositions. The movie is really fun when it gets going. It has a few issues here and there, and it&apos;s arguably a little too sappy for its own good, but it&apos;s an entertaining actioner with a strong central performance and several accomplished set-pieces.

When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas).

Official Trailer

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'Violent Night (2022)' is surprisingly earnest in its themes of Christmas magic and rekindling your Christmas spirit. What initially seems like a sardonic anti-Christmas movie soon reveals itself to be genuinely interested in spreading Yuletide cheer, although that's not to imply it doesn't also feature all the brutality, bad language and bodily fluids its concept promises. Merging 'Die Hard (1988)', 'Home Alone (1990', 'Bad Santa (2004)' and 'John Wick (2014)' (or, perhaps more accurately, some of its lesser imitators), the piece provides a stockingful of festive fun despite its undeniably derivative nature. David Harbour and John Leguizamo make up for the cast's general lack of charisma, as they're eminently watchable and sell even the silliest of dialogue. Though the piece is certainly self-aware, it's also really sincere and it establishes a strong sense of character for its central figure. In fact, Papa Noël actually has a relatively convincing character arc which prevents his inclusion from feeling as half-baked as it may initially seem. Although the flick sometimes comes closer to feeling like 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)' than 'Die Hard (1988)' (particularly when it comes to most elements not directly associated with Santa), it features plenty of well-choreographed and exciting set-pieces that revel in all the gory mayhem you could want. The action never rises to the level of something like 'John Wick (2014)', but it's better than a lot of similar American stuff and it continues the welcome post-'Wick' trend of having clean camera work that favours wider compositions. The movie is really fun when it gets going. It has a few issues here and there, and it's arguably a little too sappy for its own good, but it's an entertaining actioner with a strong central performance and several accomplished set-pieces.

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