Yahoo Movies Red One debuts with weak Rotten Tomatoes rating after first reviews
Red One has debuted with a weak Rotten Tomatoes rating after its first reviews.
Directed by Jake Kasdan, the festive comedy follows the North Pole's Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) and an infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) as they go on a mission to save Christmas.
Its star-studded cast also includes JK Simmons, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju and Wesley Kimmel.
Red One is out now in the UK and will be released in US cinemas on November 15.
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The film debuted to mixed reactions earlier this month, and has now received a 32% rating on the review aggregator site from 31 reviews.
Some critics have praised the film for delicately balancing humour with emotion, while others felt it had a "messy" and "forgettable" plot.
Here's what some of the reviewers have been saying about Red One, including Digital Spy's take on the film:
Digital Spy
"Perhaps if Red One does arrive on Prime Video in time for Christmas, then it's maybe best viewed post-Christmas dinner when you're a bit sleepy and all you need is something to fill the time before Doctor Who and Gavin & Stacey."
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The Sun
"A messy mishmash of old Germanic fairytales and modern action adventure, and the target audience feels unclear."
Empire Magazine
"There's a little bit of heart here, in the story of two people who have lost faith in Christmas for very different reasons, but more often this feels engineered in a lab to provide seasonal spectacle."
Screen International
"The mixture of laughs, sentiment and action should satisfy undemanding families, and the story's world-building offers enough novelty to what can otherwise be a predictable package."
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The Wrap
"It all averages out to slightly above average. For a film like Red One, that's about as good as anyone could hope for."
Variety
"Red One could almost be the movie version of Vampire Assassin 4. It's that busy and bumptious, that overstuffed with cheesy digital effects, that generically derivative a piece of violent kitsch."
The Guardian
"There's nothing wrong with a big-hearted film for Christmas, but this commercial and formulaic slice of content is a toy destined to be forgotten, not by Boxing Day, but mid-November."
Red One is out now in UK cinemas and is released in US cinemas on November 15.
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