{"id":1758275,"date":"2022-12-01T07:55:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T12:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1758275"},"modified":"2022-12-01T11:34:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T16:34:56","slug":"violent-night-delivers-on-its-blood-splattered-premise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/violent-night-delivers-on-its-blood-splattered-premise\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cViolent Night\u201d Delivers on Its Blood-Splattered Premise"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fviolent-night-delivers-on-its-blood-splattered-premise%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1758275&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/violent-night-review-David-Harbour-2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s only natural that for every 80 sunny\u00a0Christmas films released each year there\u2019s a few that start with a frown.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolent Night\u201d fits that bill, and then some.<\/p>\n<p>Crass, cynical and drowning in blood, this \u201cNight\u201d is no one\u2019s idea of a seasonal delight. It\u2019s still smart enough to scratch that Scrooge-like itch, powered by an actor who finds the right balance between \u201cJohn Wick\u201d-style mayhem and sticky sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStranger Things\u201d star David Harbour is Santa Claus \u2013 yes, the genuine article. He\u2019s drowning his sorrows in a British bar as the story opens, exhausted by greedy kids brimming with ingratitude.<\/p>\n<p>Parents know the drill, remembering their kids opening a Christmas gift before instantly crying, \u201cwhat\u2019s next?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s thinking about hanging up his red hat when he\u2019s embroiled in a life-or-death struggle. A wealthy family\u2019s home is invaded by John Leguizamo and a team of armed-to-the-teeth thugs. They want their hands on the clan\u2019s cash, but matriarch Beverly D\u2019Angelo isn\u2019t budging.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves a divorced couple (Alex Hassell and Alexis Louder) and their adorable daughter (Leah Brady) who still believes the Big Guy can save them all.<\/p>\n<p>And, once we see a prologue of Santa\u2019s curious past as a Viking warrior, he just might.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClRpoy7vAeJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Director Tommy Wirkola brings a mixed resume to \u201cViolent Night.\u201d His \u201cDead Snow\u201d didn\u2019t find that horror-comedy sweet spot but its sequel, \u201cRed vs. Dead\u201d sure did. And his underrated 2021 thriller, \u201cThe Trip,\u201d made the divorce romp \u201cThe War of the Roses\u201d look quaint by comparison.<\/p>\n<p>Here, he\u2019s aided by a good enough script from Pat Casey and Worm Miller. Their screenplay offers some legitimate gut busters, making the ensuing ultra-violence go down smoothly. The former couple\u2019s potential reunion isn\u2019t wasted, dramatically speaking, and every time sweet Leah Brady graces the screen the story\u2019s sentimental side soars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolent Night\u201d might have found a home during the 1980s given the groan-worthy Christmas puns littering the screen. Harbour sells them all, a miracle unto itself, and he makes the film\u2019s \u201cviolent\u201d tonal shifts matter, too.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s no small feat given the film\u2019s absurdly high body count.<\/p>\n<p>This hard-R thriller still wants it both ways. It\u2019s part \u201cNobody,\u201d part \u201cA Christmas Story,\u201d with an homage to \u201cHome Alone\u201d dumped into the storytelling blender.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/fatman-review\/\"><strong>RELATED: \u2018FATMAN\u2019 IS THE CHRISTMAS COAL NO ONE WANTED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leguizamo\u2019s character rants against the rich, again, just weeks after his \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/the-menu-review-fiennes\/\">Menu<\/a>\u201d satirically scorched the one percenters. It\u2019s Hollywood\u2019s favorite, and laziest, target, and all the more curious given the actor\u2019s Hollywood run.<\/p>\n<p>If the always-busy Leguizamo hasn\u2019t amassed a small fortune by now he better fire his agent. Stat.<\/p>\n<p>No bloody Christmas tale should be stretched to nearly two hours like \u201cViolent Night\u201d is. And by the final reel we\u2019re exhausted by Harbour explaining away plot contrivances with a cheeky \u201cChristmas magic\u201d explainer.<\/p>\n<p>Still, those seeking a chaotically comic alternative to the season\u2019s sweet treats will find \u201cViolent Night\u201d delivers just that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HiT or Miss<\/strong>: \u201cViolent Night\u201d is more than a cheeky film title. It\u2019s a bloody-soaked attempt to turn Ol\u2019 St. Nick into a John Wick for the holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s only natural that for every 80 sunny\u00a0Christmas films released each year there\u2019s a few that start with a frown. \u201cViolent Night\u201d fits that bill, and then some. 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