'Violent Night' movie review: A brutal sacrilege of the season of good cheer

Updated On: 02 December, 2022 04:15 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas

David Harbour basically blends Jason Statham with Will Farrell for his version of Santa Clause, here. A sledgehammer-slinging Santa Claus though might seem perverse to those who revere the original myth. The narrative is rather slow to catch fire with the action coming in much later than expected.

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A still from the movie `Violent Night` (Pic courtesy: Twitter)

Hollywood Film Review
Johnson Thomas
Film: Violent Night
Cast: David Harbour, Beverly D`Angelo, John Leguizamo
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Rating: * * 1/2
Runtime: 112 mins

This film, attempting an invocation to the festive spirit with blood thirsty violence, is not exactly a season’s greeting. Imagine St Nicholas aka Santa Claus as a renegade, bludgeoning avenging angel and you might just be put-off by this deliberately violent reworking of a hitherto reverential and saintly myth. That’s not to say that the good versus evil fight isn’t thrilling or exciting here. It is both - just feels like it`s in very bad taste though.

When a group of mercenaries attacks the estate of a wealthy family, David Harbour as the frustrated, grumpy Santa Clause (who is both comic and brutal) must step in to save the day.

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