Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans play reluctant partners who have to save Christmas when Santa goes missing in the holiday action movie "Red One."

The buzz around Red One has fans asking, will the movie flop at the box office, or will it defy the odds? Directed by Jake Kasdan, this Christmas action-adventure comedy featuring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans has certainly garnered excitement.

Red One” is a sour sugarplum of a Christmas treat, a cheerfully cynical action comedy for kids — especially the ones who asked Santa Claus for ninja stars and a Nerf gun. Director Jake Kasdan (“Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”) and screenwriter Chris Morgan (“Fast Five”) present their take on Santa as a muscle-bound alpha male (J.

Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans wish you a very bro Christmas with “Red One,” full of slap fights, he-man snowmen and one jacked Santa. Director Jake Kasdan’s yuletide fantasy adventure (★★ out of four;

Director Jake Kasdan's film, a violent adult action-adventure, isn't quite the family-friendly seasonal comedy its marketing suggests.

A massive, elaborate $250 million action extravaganza teaming global superstars Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, “Red One” has an original, ingenious reworking of Santa Claus tropes including the

Dwayne Johnson treated the crew of his new holiday action film big time, says costar Chris Evans. In an interview with PEOPLE while promoting their new film Red One in Berlin, Evans, 43, said Johnson,