Red One

"Profoundly depressing and blandly sentimental."

"There is a better, funnier movie underneath all the CGI gloss."

"A high-concept, CG-saturated bore."

"Weakly written and unevenly directed."

"The latest attempt to purge Christmas movies of the Christmas spirit."

"High-tech and low-charm."

"Gross, grim yuletide yuck."

"Will make you wish Christmas was cancelled."

"The mixture of laughs, sentiment and action should satisfy undemanding families."

"Awful."

"The holiday fantasy built on retribution, punishment and crushed hopes we deserve right now."

"As ridiculous as (it) gets, including some serious overacting and B-movie dialogue, it seems to be afraid of having any real fun."

"Yuletide slop."

"Tries to straddle the line of naughty and nice, and ends up being nothing as a result."

"A high-concept offering that neglects the structural basics."

"The looseness feels refreshing — a nod to the kind of giddy, sloppy 1980s flick this wants to be."

"A big, bloated fiasco."

"An uneasy mix of adult situations and family fun, copious shots-to-the-crotch combined with constant life-lessons."

"An overstuffed Christmas action movie."