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Dec 2, 2022 · A film that tries to be a gory black comedy about Santa Claus fighting off thieves, but fails to be funny or original. David Harbour is the only saving grace as the drunken and foul-mouthed Santa, but the film is mostly a tonally uneven and tedious mess.
Dec 2, 2022 · Violent Night is a comedy-action film about Santa Claus fighting mercenaries on Christmas Eve. See the ratings, trailers, and watch options for this Peacock original movie.
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By Matt Donato
Updated: Nov 30, 2022 12:20 am
Posted: Nov 30, 2022 12:00 am
Violent Night hits theaters on Dec. 2, 2022.
It's the month before Christmas that brings Violent Night, a rowdy skull crusher that dons fierce action might. Director Tommy Wirkola honors Die Hard and Home Alone with care, with hopes that a barbarian Santa would — just kidding, rhymes stop here. There's no reason to distract from my enthusiasm for a smashup of Hallmark holiday traditions and gore-slathered fight sequences from the filmmaker behind both Dead Snows and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. Violent Night sells its gingerbread-scented hostage scenario with the tongue-in-cheekiness of winter wonderland innocence, then jacked old Saint Nick goes warrior-berserk with a sledgehammer.
David Harbour is seemingly having a blast as Santa Claus, currently suffering a crisis of faith due to civilization's increasingly naughty habits. Another year flying around the world, gifting bratty kids electronics that'll be outdated in weeks — Santa's Christmas spirit is fading. His next stop? The Lightstone residential compound where matriarch Gertrude (Beverly D'Angelo) once again hosts her son Jason (Alex Hassell), daughter Alva (Edi Patterson), accompanying family, and all the hired catering help. Santa cracks into homemade cookies and vibrates in a luxury massage chair, living the good life until he hears gunshots. Enter John Leguizamo as a Christmas-hating criminal ("Mr. Scrooge," he calls himself) in search of Gertrude's vaulted millions, blasting his handgun and threatening even Jason's wee daughter Trudy (Leah Brady) — which Santa doesn't approve of.
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In Violent Night, nothing is calm and fiery explosions are bright. Director Tommy Wirkola protects sentimental holiday cheer within a David Harbour showcase that gets nuttier than peanut brittle. Wirkola doesn't hold back as Home Alone becomes a graphic traps-that-kill homage or Santa pulverizes bone under heavy steel, embracing the B-Movie extreme...
IGN praises David Harbour's performance as a badass Santa Claus who fights off Christmas-hating criminals in a bloody and hilarious homage to Die Hard and Home Alone. The review also criticizes the slow start, the corny dialogue, and the supporting cast of Violent Night, a hard \\"R\\" rated Christmas horror movie.
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Read critics' opinions on the action-comedy movie Violent Night, starring David Harbour as a badass Santa Claus. See the ratings, scores, and quotes from various sources, ranging from positive to negative.
Nov 30, 2022 · David Harbour plays a drunk and violent Santa who fights a team of home invaders in this Christmas thriller. The movie mixes genres and humor, but may be too much for some audiences.
Dec 1, 2022 · There is truth in advertising: “Violent Night” is set on Christmas and it’s gore-in-Santa’s-beard brutal. That is the one shred of honesty in a terminally cynical movie that tries to pass ...
Dec 2, 2022 · Violent Night. An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.
