Silent Night

Although the film is called Silent Night, this movie did not leave me speechless. Going into it, the trailer looked great and with the legendary John Woo directing, things looked promising. But much like Santa the year my family decided to go off-grid, this film did not deliver.

The first creative choice viewers should know is that none of the characters speak throughout the entire movie. There’s ambient sound in the background, but no one ever talks (reminds me of dinner with my in-laws). Some of the effects also seem a little misused…or phrased more bluntly…they were cheesy. There was one in particular that resembled a thought bubble and it seemed out of place for a live action revenge flick. Use a photograph or a personal item to let the audience know what the person on screen is thinking about, a circle above their head with a movie in it is best saved for cartoons or Michael Bolton music videos.

There’s a few good action scenes at the end of the movie, but much like Christmas it felt like I had to wait almost a year to get to them. We’re giving this our “watch only if on a plane and there are no other options” rating. It will pass the time but it’s far from the John Woo classics that we are used to. So if you’re expecting it to feel like Christmas morning, expect it to feel like the year Santa only brought clothes. Stupid clothes.

✈️ = Watch only if on a plane and there are no other options