In some moments that are meant to be funny, Red Onethe humor of the on-screen jokes gets lost in the midst of a confusing script. Essentially, this Christmas action-comedy is a series of increasingly ridiculous situations. Part of this is because the film is obviously the sum of several reshoots and rewrites. On the other hand, despite the new story with opportunities, The script is so mediocre that it ends up feeling confusing.
This is despite the fact that the premise is relatively simple. Santa Claus (a wasted J.K. Simmons) is the very center of Christmas and the reason for its existence. This way, your safety – and everything around you – is in the hands of a team prepared to handle any eventuality. Much more to face any threat when the world has become more complex and sledding every Christmas Eve becomes dangerous. In the hands of the entire defense system is Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson, without a hint of his usual charisma), grumpy and efficient. And also capable use all the technology and magic at your disposal to get the job done.
When Santa Claus is kidnapped – and the entire mechanics of Christmas are put on hold – Callum will have to recruit an elite squad to prevent disaster. He will have to travel the world to bring in an expert, almost by force, to ensure the success of his mission. By this time, the film had spent a lot of time showing off all the complex gadgets and inventions that accompany the character on his adventures. And, of course, his reluctant associate Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans) who must help – whether he likes it or not – in saving Father Christmas.
Red One
“Red” tries to be an action-adventure film, a Christmas comedy, and a buddy movie with two bitter buddies all at once. But it can’t be either of those things. This is because of its clumsy, predictable and empty script. As a result, the journey in search of the kidnapped Santa Claus turns into a collection of platitudes and clichés against the backdrop of poor graphics.
Lots of parts that don’t work together
One of the things people complain about Red Onelies in the inability of Chris Morgan’s script to be anything more than banal. For all the complex context it hints at – from the Christmas logistics of gift delivery to the use of a magical combination of technology – the film fails to live up to its ambitions. Moreover, he pays too much attention to creating buddy moviewithout the two actors having enough chemistry to pull it off. Johnson seems more interested in appearing invincible – which to some extent he is – add humanity to your character.
On the other hand, Chris Evans exaggerates, constantly being surprised by what is happening around him. In fact, once all the mythology associated with Christmas is established to be true, including reindeer, monsters, and legendary creatures, their constant surprise seems far-fetched. This makes his role as a seasoned bounty hunter seem more clumsy than skillful, and more ridiculous than funny. Both actors do their best to laugh at themselves or at the outlandish situations they find themselves in. Only physical humor is expressed in falling, screaming and shaking. When it comes to word games, everything is obvious, boring and unfunny.
Good ideas are wasted
Even J.K. Simmons seems out of place or, at best, lacking anything new to bring to his character. In recent years, Santa Claus has come to the big screen with his most hooligan side. From Mel Gibson’s cynical, drunken, pessimistic version of Kill Santa (2020) to a good-natured and grumpy girl played by David Harbor in Silent night (2022). The truth is that an important Christmas figure has been reinvented to offer new possibilities. But the plot doesn’t give the characters enough history or depth. be more than just a justification for everything that happens in the plot.
The film wastes its own world and is disconcerting in that much of the script ignores perhaps its funniest moments. When the rescue team finally unites and sets out to find Santa Claus, there are dozens of references to characters not often seen in films of the time. It allows you to relive the best moments as you think about Christmas in a different way. But the film lacks ambition and depth in such a promising idea and continues on: between dirty, half-disguised jokes and fake laughter.
Special mention goes to Kristofer Hivju’s Krampus, who offers perhaps the film’s most memorable scene and one that showcases what he could have been in all of his strange combinations of situations. That’s when the mythical creature confronts Callum in a street fight. But again, the script seems more rushed. in unfunny jokes than to delve into its most interesting moments.
A promise that won’t go away
Red Oneunfortunately, it feels simplistic despite wanting to be a giant adventure spanning multiple continents and locations. But the visuals – poor CGI, blurry and poorly polished most of the time – don’t live up to the intent. Especially when the film has to close its main points to save Christmas of course and prove that the bad guys’ friendship saved the day.
However, this set of clichés never works. It’s tedious, longer than it should be, and has nothing to do with the Christmas genre. Red One This is a collection of disparate pieces without much content. Something more than understandable in its urgency to have fun in all sorts of situations, without meaning, order or skill. And while barely achieving it and very often abandoning its most cynical side – which actually works – for the overall message of Christmas joy. Only this time without much enthusiasm or grace.The strangest problem is that this is an action comedy.
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