I went to go watch Red One in theaters on Nov. 15, and it’s safe to say that I was underwhelmed.

The plot was fun, and the acting was great, I mean, duh, it’s Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson, but the special effects needed a lot of improvement. With a budget of $250,000,000, I expected a lot more from this film in that sense.

Regardless of my dislike toward the special effects, the plot was great. I’m sure movies with similar plots have been made before, but I have never seen them, so this was a fresh spin on Christmas movies. It was funny, entertaining and it tugged on the heart strings. 

The character development we see in Johnson’s character was perfect because it didn’t feel out of place or sudden, it was almost like a natural progression. Evans’ character, on the other hand, felt forced and sudden in terms of character development

I am not really a huge fan of Christmas movies in general and it takes a lot for me to fall in love with them, so I judge them rather harshly. With that being said, I would rate this movie a solid 5.25/10 with its saving grace being the character development we see from Dwayne Johnson’s character.

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