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Silent Night

R Released Dec 1, 2023 1h 43m Holiday Action Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for List
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A gritty revenge tale of a tormented father who witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life’s mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order to avenge his son’s death.
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Silent Night reaffirms that an action movie doesn't need much dialogue if the set pieces are solid enough -- and that even second-tier John Woo can be worth the price of admission.

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Silent Night has some decent action scenes, but it takes too long to get going and the story isn't anything special.

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John Nugent Empire Magazine John Woo’s first American film in 20 years is not the filmmaker at his peak — but it has its moments, with energetically filmed action enough to distract from a melodramatic tone and sometimes silly concept. Rated: 3/5 Jan 5, 2024 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) The film is scuppered by its own gimmick. Rated: 2/5 Dec 24, 2023 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian This comeback movie has a lot of what Woo is famous for, such as operatic gunfights, but it also has something new: there is almost no dialogue over the 104-minute run-time. Rated: 3/5 Dec 16, 2023 Full Review Joshua Ryan FandomWire Silent Night is old-school John Woo with a new-school twist. It uses the lack of dialogue to its advantage, weaving a narrative free of exposition and fully reliant on the skills of Kinnaman and Woo to carry the story forward. Rated: 9/10 Jul 28, 2024 Full Review Nelson Acosta Koimoi The film tries to push its “no dialogue” gimmick as a selling point, but in reality, it only hurts the film by making it an awkward experience for both the actors on the screen and the audience watching it. Rated: 2/5 Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Zach Youngs InSession Film A cacophony of bad. Rated: F Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bladimir B best mother fucken moovieee on mommiesss Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review AP What a ride, I loved it! Gritty and stylish. Brought back the good times of John Woo. I want to see more of Joel Kinnaman as an action hero. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/30/24 Full Review Alisha H This movie was unbelievable. It had action but it was so far fetched. I had high expectations for this movie but it let me down. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/24 Full Review Mr. Hollywood Expected more from John Woo this is more Paycheck movie than Face/Off or Hard Boiled. Action wasn't up to par with his other movies. Disappointed Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Jacob Terrible move do not watch Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review Chery Didn't care for ALL of the fighting & guns the entire show.. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A gritty revenge tale of a tormented father who witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life’s mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order to avenge his son’s death.
Director
John Woo
Producer
Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christian Mercuri, Lori Tilkin, John Woo
Screenwriter
Robert Archer Lynn
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
A Better Tomorrow Films, Corazón Films, Thunder Road Films, Capstone Studios
Rating
R (Some Language|Drug Use|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Holiday, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 1, 2023, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.0M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
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