The plot: When a villain kidnaps Santa Claus from the North Pole, an E.L.F. (Extremely Large and Formidable) operative joins forces with the world’s most accomplished tracker to find him and save Christmas.
I was looking forward to this film.
Red one was surprisingly good.
Pros: I was surprised of the technology use to reshrink objects. Chris Evans & Dwayne Johnson had worked well together. What a full lineup of actors has been assembled for this film. It’s been the issue of naughty or nice to the forefront & this is one of my new Christmas favourites.
The criticism is too harsh on this movie.
Cons: I didn’t like the CGI and the practical effects with the creatures. J. K. Simmons was miss used as Santa Claus. The villain Gryla wasn’t that impressive, and the end battle was very shaky & too up close.
Genre: Holiday, Action, Adventure, Comedy
Directed by Jake Kasdan
Produced by Hiram Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Chris Morgan, Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar
Written by Chris Morgan
Story by: Hiram Garcia
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu & J. K. Simmons.
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by Mark Helfrich, Steve Edwards, Tara Timpone
Music by Henry Jackman
Production companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Seven Bucks Productions, Chris Morgan Productions, The Detective Agency
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios, Universal Pictures
The Casts:
- Dwayne Johnson as Callum Drift, head of North Pole security for Saint Nicholas.
- Chris Evans as Jack O’Malley, a hacker and bounty hunter.
- Lucy Liu as Zoe Harlow
- J. K. Simmons as Santa Claus
- Kiernan Shipka as Grýla
- Bonnie Hunt as Mrs. Claus
- Reinaldo Faberlle as the voice of Agent Garcia,[6] an anthropomorphic polar bear agent
- Kristofer Hivju as Krampus
- Nick Kroll as Ted
- Wesley Kimmel as Dylan
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Olivia
- Marc Evan Jackson as Uncle Rick
- Jenna Kanell as Krampus Guest
I recommend watching this film in cinemas.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe