Kris Kringle, played by J.K. Simmons as a push-up-obsessed gym rat, is kidnapped after a freelance hacker named Jack (Evans) inadvertently reveals the location of the North Pole to an evildoer.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s career has been defined by movies that resemble AI-generated parodies, although few have been quite as aggressively mediocre as Red One, which hits theaters Nov. 15. A big-budget,

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.

For all its tired tropes, Red One is not as insufferable as you’d expect and you can count on Evans and Johnson committing to the bit

Red One offers Christmas-branded synergy for Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, with little room for invention or genuine good cheer.