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After Santa Claus -- Code Name: RED ONE -- is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.

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Wrapped in slick packaging but wholly lacking in holiday magic, Red One is a ho-ho-hum action-adventure.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

A joyless, testosterone-fuelled tempest that squanders a reported $250 million (U.S.) budget on a hailstorm of crummy CGI and a blizzard of bad vibes.

Rated: 1/4

Nov 15, 2024

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Peter Travers

ABC News

We all need a little Christmas now,but not this cynical cash grab faking it as holiday fun. The mind boggles that it cost $250 million to produce a big, bloated fiasco about Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans saving kidnapped Santa (J.K. Simmons). Bah, humbug

Nov 15, 2024

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

[While] I am as cynical about the current state of the human condition as anyone, Red One taps into something honest and hopeful. Right now, with all that’s going on in the real world, those aren’t emotional states of being I want to take for granted.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 15, 2024

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Cody Leach

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Red One represents a slew of issues with modern Hollywood blockbusters but still manages to be fun and creative enough to elicit some holiday cheer.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2024

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Linda and Al Lerner

Movies and Shakers

The kids will like all the action, but Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans fail to establish much chemistry in this sour holiday tale. As it turns out, J.K. Simmons gets a lucky break. He gets to sleep through most of this fantasy.

Nov 16, 2024

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Rendy Jones

Rendy Reviews

A lifeless, ugly Christmas movie shrouded on CG slop without an iota of joy.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 16, 2024

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J.P.

Wait until you can stream it for free. Nothing special about a weight lifting Santa Clause movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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sally I

Fun, give me the Christmas spirit

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Maria G

Fun movie. Didn’t need the bad language .

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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SLD53

It was so much fun, my kids and I loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Cathryn

Funny, Happy Movie, Lovely Christmas Santa Idea, Not a lot of cussing, love the idea of how Santa get through all those chimneys magical

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Brad B

Bottom line, I'm glad I saw this on my own first without taking my kids. On the plus side, Red One strikes me as a genuinely original, creative addition to an otherwise staid Christmas- or holiday-themed movie universe. Those who enjoy Dwayne Johnson's muscular approach to acting, like me (I'm using 'muscular' literally and figuratively), a la The Tooth, will also find similar, and familiar, satisfaction. On the negative side, however, Disney this ain't. Truly family-friendly this ain't. There is gratuitous cursing where it's not necessary, and gratuitous sexuality where it's not necessary, too. Gratuitous sex in a Christmas movie, with Saint Nick as the central character?!? Yep. True, the skimpy bimbos scampering through the beach scene are glued onto bad guys, but writers and directors can easily portray brainless babes without having to bare their behinds. Artless. What were they trying to do, throw tastelessness in to draw in the fabled 'young adult male' audience? Sour grapes aside, the side character developments of Krampus (sp?), Gryla, and Jack O'Malley (Chris Evans' character) are gratifying. I really would like to give this a four- or five-star review, but the unnecessary language and sex mean I just can't. Too bad. Better luck next time--and I'll be taking my kids, and my money, elsewhere until then.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Synopsis

After Santa Claus -- Code Name: RED ONE -- is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.

Director: Jake Kasdan
Producer: Hiram Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Chris Morgan, Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar
Screenwriter: Chris Morgan
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: The Detective Agency, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Chris Morgan Productions, Seven Bucks Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Action|Some Violence)
Genre: Holiday, Action, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 2024, Wide
Runtime: 2h 2m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1