Rating: R
Length: 94 minutes
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Directed By: Steven C. Miller
Genre: Horror
Stars: 3 out of 5
“Silent Night, Fatal Night” is a cult classic that has an almost rabid fan base. When those fans heard about the plans for reform, many were upset and even angry. Those fans needn’t worry, though, because “Silent Night” will pretty much just reformat the name. Apart from the maniacal Santa, the two films have little in common.
The original “Silent Night, Deadly Night” spawned four sequels and had scenes that spoke to fans. Whether a child stuck in a pair of reindeer hairs or Santa whipped a mallet out of his toy bag, viewers never knew what to expect. Bloody scenes in movies have drawn anger from some, leading to boycotts and queues outside movie theaters. “Silent Night” tries to draw the same reaction from the viewers, but it only succeeds as a classic horror film.
The film tells the story of James Cooper (Malcolm McDowell, “Halloween”), the sheriff of small towns who discovers a crazy man dressed as Santa in the city to be afraid of him. Aubrey (Jaime Rex “My Bloody Valentine”) is one of the ambassadors who is stuck in a town that celebrates Christmas as Mardi Gras< / a>. With many men wearing Holy women’s costumes, it is impossible to know who is a murderer and who is just. and the herring was thrown by the ruler. Cooper and Aubrey begin working together, hoping to stop the killer before Christmas arrives.
If there’s no reason to watch the film, it’s McDowell’s performance. The actor knows his way around a horror movie, and here he plays a dashing police officer who has been trapped for years in a dead-end job where nothing happens. it ever happens. He seems almost happy when he finds a crazed killer on the loose because it means he can finally do something. This shows when he tells another account, “It’s time to payback those in the parking violations and fles trees.
While McDowell serves as the backbone of the film, it’s Donal Logue (“The Tao of Steve”) who really shines. He plays Jim Logue, the one person in town who doesn’t understand why they celebrate so many holidays. The kids have no doubt that Santa isn’t real, and he often warns them not to listen to their parents. He gets more laughs in one diatribe than the rest of the characters deliver throughout the film. The best moment in the movie is when Logue clicks on Tim Tebow’s jersey. Fortunately, he appears several times in the movie after Cooper names his certain suspicious number.
While he’s experienced in horror films like “Mother’s Day” King Jaime does little more than weigh in on the movie. It is not King’s fault, however, that the film presents it with a tired character. Aubrey is a woman who has experienced a traumatic childhood event that corrupts her thoughts during the holidays. King does what he can with the role, but fans will understand that his character is a little too similar to his “My Bloody Valentine” role. Between the doe eyes and the perceived innocence, some viewers will find themselves waiting until it leaves the screen.
“Silent Night” embraces the boundaries of comedy and pushes elements into horror. Most recent movies either focus primarily on laughs or scares, but this movie does both. The humor is quite dark, but in its own way, the laughter helps lighten the sense of horror. Santa himself gets in on the action, using funny ways to deal with his victims. One of the best ones involves Santa driving a woman without a roof into the woods, but it also uses stuffed moose and a flamethrower.
Many horror screenwriters and directors focus too much on the backstory of each character, but “Silent Night” focuses on action and horror. This is not the kind of film that spends twenty minutes exploring why the sheriff is bored or tired of his job. We will discuss the facts in the history of the killer. In the first five minutes of the film, viewers will learn everything they need to know about Santa’s killing spree.
Horror movies aren’t the first thing people turn to during the holidays, but some people are changing their minds after “Holy Night.” The movie does a better job of bringing up the holidays than recent horror movies like “Black Christmas,” and it has a few lines that fans will want to refer back to for years. With its dark humor, unusual death, and twisted narrator, “Silent Night” is almost a holiday classic.
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