Today’s film tip is a Christmas hit with a top cast. Rejoice
and Geena Daviswho display an extremely entertaining dynamic. Get ready for the holidays with this explosive action thriller.
Deadly Christmas in the stream: Samuel L. Jackson lets it rip
Teacher Samantha (Davis)’s inconspicuous life is completely thrown out of control when she is attacked by an escaped prisoner. A few years ago she lost her memory – and during the attack she discovered unexpected martial arts. Together with private detective Mitch Henessey (Jackson), she wants to get to the bottom of her past, but that leads her straight into the crosshairs of her enemies.
Deadly Christmas impresses with action and characters
director Renny Harlin is also responsible for Die Hard 2 and knows how to bring the big action to the screen. Deadly Christmas is definitely entertaining and received mostly positive reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes fans and critics agree, with one Rating of around 70 percent. There the film is described as clever and perceptive. Above all, the exaggerated action makes up for what is lacking in accuracy.
Todd McCarthy also finds praise Variety which lacks a certain visual elegance, but finds the two stars and the action scenes very successful. Especially that one unusual pyrotechnics and unusual dynamics between the characters.
Die Hard fans in particular should get their money’s worth here. Even if director of the cult film John McTiernan after his spectacular crash, including a prison sentence wants to get started again, it remains questionable whether he can build on his previous successes.
Stream or TV: When is Deadly Christmas on?
The fast-paced Christmas action was on December 16th at 10:40 p.m. on kabel eins. The repeat took place on the night of December 17th at 3:05 a.m. If you missed Deadly Christmas on TV, you can buy it on Amazon Prime.
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