Kirsten Palmer

Spoilers ahead: If you’re seeking a run-of-the-mill, generic, happy go lucky Christmas movie… then this is NOT the picture for you. Silent Night is an extraordinarily somber doomsday story that addresses the subjects of climate change, exploitative capitalism, imperialism, racism, and the politically backwards centrist AND conservative ideologies that led to the destruction of the planet. Extremely well acted by everybody in the cast, a very original and interesting story. It’s really grim while also being quite funny. There are some flaws, such as the children being a little too precocious as they engage in adult, overly wokey monologues about the state of the planet and human rights (these are important talking points … but they could have been written or addressed differently for the film because not everyone needs to have every tiny thing explained all the time for context). Thus, more subjectivity and implications should have been used over being so verbally obvious. Other than that minor critique I loved this film a lot. The film did make me feel Christmasy while being super morose and dark. It’s the anti-Hallmark Christmas film. An entertaining and creative take on the global climate crises, human equality and equity, wealth and social justice without being preachy. I loved it. And I do recommend this film. 4.5 out of 5. 🎅🏼

I usually really enjoy Edgar Wright films, but I went into this one with some hesitation. Perhaps because there was too much hype. Well TBH the hype was very much worth it! I really liked this film a lot. 4.5/5. Can’t say it’s perfect, the ending (last 5 minutes was cheesy), but there were good twists (some I saw coming and some I didn’t) and the acting was great and the music was great (as always in his films). Dialogue a little flat or formulaic from time to time, but the story itself keeps you going. Really cool cinematography. SPOILER: Liked the underlying narrative to real world social problems within a horror film that is set between two temporal realms. Worth the watch. For sure.

Too much CGI. The clown looked too cartoony. Pennywise didn’t feel “real”. Felt like a comic book version of the initial film’s character. The best character was Bill Hader, otherwise the rest of em were just meh. A lot of jump scares which were fun but it was nowhere near as good as first. Lacked ease. Felt it tried too hard. Left un-thrilled and a bit disappointed. People who don’t know any better about what makes a good film, like tween age kids, will probably love it. The first was amazing and 9.5/10, but this was a 5/10.