You better watch out.
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
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Movie ID : 899112
Movie Language : en
Original Title: Violent Night
Popularity : 1763.281
Release : 2022-11-30
Movie Title : Violent Night
Rate : 7.7
Vote Count : 977
Genre IDs : 28,35,80,53
Genres : Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Tagline : You better watch out.
Revenue : 73000000
Runtime : 112
Status : Released
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Movie Production Studio
Company Name : Universal Pictures
Budget : 20000000
HomePage : https://www.violentnightmovie.com
IMDB ID : tt12003946
Country Code : US
Country Name :
Spoken Language : English
Company ID : 33
Company Logo : [COMPANYLOGO]
Company Country : US
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Casts and Crews
Cast
- David Harbour ( David Harbour ) Acting as Santa
- John Leguizamo ( John Leguizamo ) Acting as Scrooge
- Beverly D'Angelo ( Beverly D'Angelo ) Acting as Gertrude
- Alex Hassell ( Alex Hassell ) Acting as Jason
- Alexis Louder ( Alexis Louder ) Acting as Linda
- Edi Patterson ( Edi Patterson ) Acting as Alva
- Cam Gigandet ( Cam Gigandet ) Acting as Morgan Steel
- Leah Brady ( Leah Brady ) Acting as Trudy
- André Eriksen ( André Eriksen ) Acting as Gingerbread
- Brendan Fletcher ( Brendan Fletcher ) Acting as Krampus
- Mike Dopud ( Mike Dopud ) Acting as Commander Thorp
- Alexander Elliot ( Alexander Elliot ) Acting as Bert
- Mitra Suri ( Mitra Suri ) Crew as Candy Cane
- Can Aydin ( Can Aydin ) Acting as Frosty
- Phong Giang ( Phong Giang ) Crew as Tinsel
- Finn McCager Higgins ( Finn McCager Higgins ) Acting as Jingle
- Rawleigh Clements-Willis ( Rawleigh Clements-Willis ) Acting as Peppermint
- Stephanie Sy ( Stephanie Sy ) Acting as Sugarplum
- Yoon Cha-Lee ( Yoon Cha-Lee ) Acting as Techie
- Marina Stephenson Kerr ( Marina Stephenson Kerr ) Acting as UK Barkeeper
- John B. Lowe ( John B. Lowe ) Acting as UK Mall Santa
- Ray Strachan ( Ray Strachan ) Acting as Al the Security Guard
- Sean Skene ( Sean Skene ) Crew as Lead Bodyguard
- Thomas Lorber ( Thomas Lorber ) Acting as Bodyguard
- Erik Athavale ( Erik Athavale ) Acting as Drunk Dad
- Adam Hurtig ( Adam Hurtig ) Acting as Head Waiter
- Ron Borges ( Ron Borges ) Acting as Eggnog Security Guard
- Adrian Persad ( Adrian Persad ) Acting as Kill Squad
- Marc-André Brisebois ( Marc-André Brisebois ) Acting as Kill Squad
- Dylan Rampulla ( Dylan Rampulla ) Acting as Kill Squad
- Maxime Laurin ( Maxime Laurin ) Crew as Kill Squad
- Christopher Sean Nott ( Christopher Sean Nott ) Acting as Kill Squad
- Jake Kennerd ( Jake Kennerd ) Acting as Kill Squad
- Carson Nattrass ( Carson Nattrass ) Acting as Kill Squad
- Lance Cartwright ( Lance Cartwright ) Acting as Kill Squad
- Alan Castanaga ( Alan Castanaga ) Acting as Kill Squad
- Jeff Strome ( Jeff Strome ) Acting as Mansion Staff
- Shannon Guile ( Shannon Guile ) Crew as Lightstone Staff
- Anders Strome ( Anders Strome ) Acting as Lightstone Staff
- Darren Ross ( Darren Ross ) Acting as Lightstone Staff
- BJ Verot ( BJ Verot ) Acting as Lightstone Security
- Tristan Carlucci ( Tristan Carlucci ) Acting as Lightstone Security
- James Durham ( James Durham ) Acting as Lightstone Security
- Brent Poplawski ( Brent Poplawski ) Acting as Lightstone Security
- Frederick Allen ( Frederick Allen ) Acting as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- DJ Brotherson ( DJ Brotherson ) Acting as Mercenary (uncredited)
- Vance Halldorson ( Vance Halldorson ) Acting as Grounds Security (uncredited)
Crew
- Marc S. Fischer ( Marc S. Fischer ) Production, Job: Executive Producer From Department of Production
- David Leitch ( David Leitch ) Directing, Job: Producer From Department of Production
- Jim Page ( Jim Page ) Editing, Job: Editor From Department of Editing
- Jonathan Eusebio ( Jonathan Eusebio ) Crew, Job: Second Unit Director From Department of Directing
- Josh Miller ( Josh Miller ) Writing, Job: Writer From Department of Writing
- Patrick Casey ( Patrick Casey ) Writing, Job: Writer From Department of Writing
- Tommy Wirkola ( Tommy Wirkola ) Directing, Job: Director From Department of Directing
- Scott Watson ( Scott Watson ) Production, Job: Associate Producer From Department of Production
- Jay Cheetham ( Jay Cheetham ) Sound, Job: Sound Effects Editor From Department of Sound
- Matthew Weston ( Matthew Weston ) Camera, Job: Director of Photography From Department of Camera
- Kelly McCormick ( Kelly McCormick ) Production, Job: Producer From Department of Production
- Gord Hillier ( Gord Hillier ) Sound, Job: Supervising Sound Editor From Department of Sound
- Paul Barry ( Paul Barry ) Directing, Job: Co-Producer From Department of Production
- Paul Barry ( Paul Barry ) Directing, Job: First Assistant Director From Department of Directing
- Reed Makayev ( Reed Makayev ) Directing, Job: Second Assistant Director From Department of Directing
- Guy Danella ( Guy Danella ) Production, Job: Producer From Department of Production
- Jamie Ashton ( Jamie Ashton ) Sound, Job: Third Assistant Director From Department of Directing
- James Lin ( James Lin ) Production, Job: Executive In Charge Of Production From Department of Production
- Dean Giammarco ( Dean Giammarco ) Sound, Job: Foley Editor From Department of Sound
- Dominic Lewis ( Dominic Lewis ) Sound, Job: Original Music Composer From Department of Sound
- Karen Baker Landers ( Karen Baker Landers ) Sound, Job: Supervising Sound Editor From Department of Sound
- Peter Staubli ( Peter Staubli ) Sound, Job: Sound Designer From Department of Sound
- Charles Martin Inouye ( Charles Martin Inouye ) Sound, Job: Music Editor From Department of Sound
- Roger Fires ( Roger Fires ) Art, Job: Production Design From Department of Art
- Jeff Jackman ( Jeff Jackman ) Sound, Job: Sound Effects Editor From Department of Sound
- Russ Dyck ( Russ Dyck ) Sound, Job: Sound Mixer From Department of Sound
- Patrick Haskill ( Patrick Haskill ) Sound, Job: Sound Designer From Department of Sound
- Nanouk Martel ( Nanouk Martel ) Directing, Job: Script Supervisor From Department of Directing
- Dave Hussey ( Dave Hussey ) Editing, Job: Colorist From Department of Editing
- Tamara Gauthier ( Tamara Gauthier ) Art, Job: Set Decoration From Department of Art
- Humberto Corte ( Humberto Corte ) Sound, Job: Sound Effects Editor From Department of Sound
- Adam Wagner ( Adam Wagner ) Acting, Job: Visual Effects Supervisor From Department of Visual Effects
- Clark Lindell ( Clark Lindell ) Production, Job: Third Assistant Director From Department of Directing
- Aleksandra Sienkiewicz ( Aleksandra Sienkiewicz ) Visual Effects, Job: Visual Effects Supervisor From Department of Visual Effects
- Laura DeLuca ( Laura DeLuca ) Costume & Make-Up, Job: Costume Designer From Department of Costume & Make-Up
- Brandy Hagborg ( Brandy Hagborg ) Production, Job: Co-Producer From Department of Production
- Ksenia Markova ( Ksenia Markova ) Art, Job: Art Direction From Department of Art
- Vincent Tang ( Vincent Tang ) Art, Job: Set Designer From Department of Art
- Janice La Flair ( Janice La Flair ) Art, Job: Set Designer From Department of Art
- Tyshana Hobson ( Tyshana Hobson ) Directing, Job: Third Assistant Director From Department of Directing
Movie Review
- MSB ( msbreviews ) give rating 8
- CinemaSerf ( Geronimo1967 ) give rating 7
- ( mooney240 ) give rating 7
- Chris Sawin ( ChrisSawin ) give rating 7
- ( MovieGuys ) give rating 6 It would seem psychotic Santa is coming to town this Xmas.
- Nathan ( TitanGusang ) give rating 7
- ( GenerationofSwine ) give rating 10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/violent-night-spoiler-free-review"Violent Night is one of the biggest surprises of the year, instantly becoming a contemporary Christmas classic! David Harbour expertly embodies a shockingly brutal, savage version of Santa Claus that somehow still delivers lovely messages.
Fighting sequences feature truly violent practical stunts, taking advantage of the R rating to provide unmeasurable amounts of gore. Creative use of Christmas songs will leave audiences crying with laughter.
A brilliant homage to the seasonal genre classics that should be seen in a packed theater!"
Rating: A-
"Santa" (David Harbour) is getting a bit disillusioned with the whole Christmas thing. He is tired of delivering gifts to modern day children who live in an unappreciative, throw-away, culture and so has taken to the bottle rather. Leaving Bristol one night, he rather drunkenly crash-lands thousands of miles away at the compound of the wealthy and therefore entirely dysfunctional "LIghtstone" family. Now here we have group of people ruled over by matriarch "Gertrude" (Beverly D'Angelo - who just reminded me of Goldie Hawn) who are dealing with their own issues of separation, avarice, precociousness and, yes, I too was already thinking - same old, same old... Wait, though, it seems that this family are the target of some seriously nasty robbers who are after the $300 million hidden in an impenetrable vault in the cellar. "Santa", unwittingly, becomes embroiled in these shenanigans and after being initially desperate to get out of the place, he spots the terrified young "Trudy" (Leah Brady) and, well, someone's goose is about to be cooked! It can't resists wallowing a bit in sentiment at times, and the familial discord stuff is all very old hat, but when the action scenes kick in we are offered a sort of "Home Alone" (1990) meets "Thor" (2011) experience peppered with some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments as, of course, the plot follows it's own, very obvious course. It's violent and gory, but the fact that much of that emanates from this epitome of kindness and avuncularity makes this just a bit different - and quite entertaining - with Harbour carrying it off quite engagingly. It is a bit long, and there are times when you want it to pedal faster, but it's a fun watch that is certainly not for the youngsters!
Violent Night is a savage Christmas action flick with Die Hard vibes and an awesome hardcore Santa hero!Violent Night was precisely what I expected and everything I hoped for - ridiculously delightful dumb fun filled with brutal action and violence! A new Christmas classic! This is a movie best seen with friends that can laugh and recoil at the gruesome kills and outrageous dialogue. Violent Night knows exactly how cheesy it is and embraces all the tropes in a way that is fun and entertaining without being cliche. It adds new twists to classic Santa lore and leaves me wanting to know more with hopes for a prequel! As with any 87North film, the fight sequences are top-notch. This movie isn’t for everyone, but fans of Bullet Train or Nobody will add Violent Night to their yearly holiday film watchlist.
_Violent Night_ overcomes its weak script and familiar concept with enough ooey gooey squelchy violence to appease bloodthirsty horror fans and action junkies alike. It still manages to be a bloody festive blast filled with head squashing Christmas carnage.Full review: https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/12/09/violent-night-review-santa-delivers-an-ooey-gooey-squelchy-head-squashing/
Putting aside the woke nonsense and shallow script, Violent Night is a moderately watchable, darkly comedic action flick, that draws inspiration from 80's style franchise's such as Die Hard and Lethal Weapon.
Its well paced, predictably violent but lacks a lot of the well crafted personality and charm, of its predecessors.
In short, an easy viewing action flick, offering a festive dose of mindless violence, wrapped up in Xmas tinsel.
Violent Night was exactly what I was looking for heading into this movie. It is laugh-out-loud funny with spectacular action and brutal gory kills, a perfect blend for a Christmas film!When David Harbor is on screen this movie works wonderfully. I never knew I needed a David Harbor Santa Claus, but now that we got it, I want to see more. He portrays a charming grumpy Santa wonderfully. His lack of care and worldview had me laughing in so many instances. This performance carried the film and was the only reason I was there.
Unfortunately, the writers tried to do a little too much with all the secondary characters. There are subplots sprinkled throughout that take away from the action adding unnecessary minutes to this film. This creates an unbalanced pace that jumps from interesting action to boring side character development, really messing with the flow. This film is nearly 2 hours long, and that length is felt at times. If these side plots were to be eliminated and we streamlined the action the film would have been all the better for it.
All in all, Violent Night effectively achieves its main goal and provides a brutal Christmas movie that I will be revisiting every season.
Score: 68% |
Verdict: Good |
Theater Verdict: See It
Yeah I'm going to give this top marks, not because it is really that good, but because it came out in 2022 and was probably the best thing in the theater at the time (which was probably why the other Movie Data Base started deleting positive reviews of it). But a lot of it is done right, it features an interracial family but doesn't make the race a key part of the story. In fact, it doesn't even mention it at all. Instead it follows the story of a little girl and Santa.
And the Santa is a bit weird, there is a lot of things that just don't fit with his character, but that doesn't matter because the story is just so fun that you willingly suspend most of your disbelief.
It is violent and does a great job of making the violence both exciting and at times comical. It drops Easter eggs in some of the best possible ways. Not all the men are evil and idiotic and not all the women are practically perfect in every way. They are just written as, well, as unique characters.
And you really have to appreciate it in 2022 when most movies drop characters for checked boxes.
It was probably the only movie that you could go into in 2022 and just be entertained by. That was the clear intent in making this and that was the end result.
Twenty years ago it would have been "Meh" but in 2022 it is the best thing in theaters.
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