Red One is the latest Hollywood attempt at a spectacular festive action film. It is on course to lose $100m. Why don\u2019t they realise we want slippers, jim-jams and Lindsay Lohan?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year \u2013 a time for carolling and concerts, trees and tinsel, mulled wine, open fires and, of course, The Rock (aka Dwayne Johnson). Or at least, that is, according to Hollywood. The action star\u2019s latest film, Red One, has been playing in cinemas across the world since mid-November. But critically, it\u2019s been regarded as a bit of a stinker.<\/p>\n
For those who missed it, the film was conceived as the first instalment of a Christmas-themed action franchise. It casts Dwayne Johnson as Callum Drift, commander of the North Pole\u2019s Enforcement Logistics and Fortification (ELF) division \u2013 Santa\u2019s security team.<\/p>\n
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