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.

The actor stars in Jake Kasdan’s action-comedy as the North Pole’s head of security, who sets out to save Santa after he is kidnapped.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Chris Evans’ action movie about rescuing Santa Claus to save Christmas—is being bombarded with negative reviews.