Violent Night time: What Did You Assume?

What do you get if you cross Saint Nicholas with John Wick? Effectively, you get Violent Night time, a Christmas-themed action-comedy that stars David Harbour (Stranger Issues) as Santa Claus. The movie took in $1.1 million in Thursday evening previews, which has it on monitor to change into a sleeper hit of the season.

Violent Night time follows a workforce of mercenaries who break right into a rich household compound on Christmas Eve and take everybody inside hostage, however the workforce isn’t ready for a shock combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to point out why this Nick isn’t any saint. Along with David Harbour, Violent Night time additionally stars John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (With out Regret), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow Conflict), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gem stones) and Beverly D’Angelo (Nationwide Lampoon’s Trip). Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters) directed from a script by Pat Casey & Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog).

Our personal David Arroyo cherished each minute of Violent Night time, even saying that it might — however not fairly — give Die Arduous a run for its cash with regards to the “definitive Christmas motion movie.” Boasting an “over-the-top assortment of bloody motion scenes, insane performances, and a few of the corniest jokes in a film” that he’s heard in years, Arroyo singled out reward for David Harbour, who’s “good” because the apathetic St. Nick. “David Harbour is aware of precisely what sort of movie he’s in, so he commits to the insanity of the premise,” Arroyo mentioned. You possibly can take a look at the remainder of Arroyo’s evaluation proper right here.

Violent Knight is at present sitting at 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, though its viewers rating is far greater. Tell us what you considered Violent Night time within the feedback under!