Red One
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After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics largely dismissed Red One as a formulaic, effects-heavy holiday action film that coasts on its stars rather than earning any genuine warmth or wit. Audiences, particularly families, responded far more warmly than critics did — that gap between press reception and popular enjoyment is the defining story here. The central debate is whether the film's cheerful self-awareness about its own cheesiness is an asset or just an excuse.
“profoundly depressing and blandly sentimental”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“Red One comes off a little like the holiday version of Cowboys and Aliens — enough so to make you nostalgic for leaner tales about folkloric figures starring Johnson, like The Tooth Fairy.”
Jake Coyle·Associated Press
“blends genres for some family-friendly holiday fun with a generous dose of self-aware absurdity”
Glenn Garner·Deadline Hollywood
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Jake KasdanDirector
Dwayne JohnsonCallum Drift
Chris EvansJack O'Malley
Lucy LiuZoe
J.K. SimmonsNick
Bonnie HuntMrs. Claus
Kristofer HivjuKrampus
Kiernan ShipkaGryla
Mary Elizabeth EllisOlivia
Wesley KimmelDylan
Nick KrollTed
Wyatt HuntYoung Jack
Clayton CooperYoung Jack's Cousin
Henry JackmanComposer
Hiram GarciaWriter
Chris MorganWriter
Dan MindelCinematographyRed One
After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics largely dismissed Red One as a formulaic, effects-heavy holiday action film that coasts on its stars rather than earning any genuine warmth or wit. Audiences, particularly families, responded far more warmly than critics did — that gap between press reception and popular enjoyment is the defining story here. The central debate is whether the film's cheerful self-awareness about its own cheesiness is an asset or just an excuse.
“profoundly depressing and blandly sentimental”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“Red One comes off a little like the holiday version of Cowboys and Aliens — enough so to make you nostalgic for leaner tales about folkloric figures starring Johnson, like The Tooth Fairy.”
Jake Coyle·Associated Press
“blends genres for some family-friendly holiday fun with a generous dose of self-aware absurdity”
Glenn Garner·Deadline Hollywood
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Jake KasdanDirectorDwayne JohnsonCallum DriftChris EvansJack O'MalleyLucy LiuZoeJ.K. SimmonsNickBonnie HuntMrs. ClausKristofer HivjuKrampusKiernan ShipkaGrylaMary Elizabeth EllisOliviaWesley KimmelDylanNick KrollTedWyatt HuntYoung JackClayton CooperYoung Jack's CousinHenry JackmanComposerHiram GarciaWriterChris MorganWriterDan MindelCinematographyStream
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