Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans' $250M Christmas action comedy 'Red One' panned as an 'ineffective,' 'absurd' franchise non-starter.
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Critics describe 'Red One' as 'outrageous but ineffective Christmas schlock,' with daytime scenes looking 'flat' despite the massive $250M budget.
The film is called a 'franchise nonstarter' that 'doesn't muster up more than the occasional chuckle,' as the 'charmless' direction fails to capture the intended Christmas spirit.
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Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Jake Kasdan, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, J. K. Simmons, Amazon MGM Studios, Red One