Red One 4K 2024 Ultra HD 2160p

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Santa Claus, code-named Red, has been kidnapped. The North Pole security chief must team up with the world's most famous bounty hunter. Together they embark on a round-the-world mission to save Christmas.

Review 4K Movie

Much to our surprise, the novelty from Amazon MGM Studios was not childishly so enjoyable during the screening. The skepticism before the screening was cleverly shattered. In the hall in the morning, besides us, there was a kids' group of 10-12 boys and girls. Watching them, I think, was the class teacher. Having seen this picture, we decided to involve our inner child, and we did the right thing. The movie is primarily for kids, but as often happens, the main idea is perfectly addressed to conscious adults, each of whom in his or her own way is trying to live or is already quietly living a hard life.

Santa Claus never sleeps. He bides his time.

If the trailers and synopsis are to be believed, the characters in “Red One” clearly have some serious problems. Santa Claus himself has been taken and treacherously kidnapped. Who's the brave bug? The answer will probably be a spoiler, so let's just limit ourselves to the fact that it's definitely not some world-befuddled kidnapper who was never given presents as a child, but a terribly serious VIP-person. The person also does not demand a ransom after the kidnapping, so the two brave partners will have to do their best not only to find Red, but also to fight with an insanely strong villain.

Santa Claus doesn't wash his clothes, he guts them.

To be honest, a lot of what you see in the movie is clichéd. You'll immediately understand where Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans' characters are coming to at the end. Their characters initially shout that they will not be able to work as a team, but the script still prepared them a standard situation when they both realize that they are a team after all. The ending is painfully obvious, nothing unexpected happens. This is quite an unassuming attraction for kids, which combined the efforts of the screenwriter of several “Fast and Furious”, the operator of major blockbusters, the star of Marvel comics and bald jock-gromila.

There are no weapons of mass destruction. There is Santa Claus.

For all its predictability, the “Red One” project still manages to charm with individual details, which are enough to unfreeze a hardened heart and let in a little warmth of Aruba. Very much liked the discussion of the very List in which all mischief-makers, naughty kids and bullies fall. It is because of him that Santa and his faithful bodyguard have a crisis when they disagree. Santa convincingly believes that in every adult there is still a child who can always correct himself, even if the man was a scoundrel who lied.

The shortest way to a man's heart is always Santa Claus' fist.

While the bouncer got to the point where he became disillusioned with the job, not believing in the man's ability to improve over the years. Just at the crisis moment, when it is required to launch a powerful search for the main symbol of Christmas, he is forced to team up with the brightest representative of that List, for whom there is no hope left. The script has made Chris Evans' rascally funnyman “with a surprise” there, and we thought this detail needlessly burdened the two-hour timing. And no, both handsome men themselves will come to what deep down they sincerely wanted. Here is the end of the fairy tale, and who listened to it...

There's no chin under Santa Claus's beard: there's another fist there.

In short, each of us decides for himself who to be and what to do in general. And it's not just a matter of making up your mind and that's it. Every day, as long as one lives, one has to make a choice. Do you want to be happy or unhappy? Do you want to go to your dreams or give up on them? Do you want to get out of your comfort zone or sit comfortably in it? Life goes on, does not give hints for its own sequel, therefore, everyone chooses his own way to suffering or to harmony. Vaughn even Krampus didn't stay away and also heard the message to take an active part in the whole mess. Christian Heavey is an imba!

Time waits for no one. Except for Santa Claus, of course.

Adding to the movie's vistas is the lack of farting toilet humor, when there's not enough fantasy to make people laugh decently. Plus dialogues between two different characters do not shine with sparkling humor, but they had enough disarming expression of cute Captain America, he goes such roles. Finally, the creators got a little steamy and worked on a separate world of Santa and his team, which resembled a real metropolis with a developed infrastructure. And you'll find out how St. Nicholas always managed to get into houses through fireplaces thanks to a crazy final scene with lots of action.

It's a pretty good movie after all. After the sweet ending, I want to watch “The Christmas Chronicles”, “Claus”, “Real Love”, “Bad Santa” and, of course, “Terrible 3” in turn.