Starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, the film uneasily splits the distance between fizzy family-targeted comedy and "Mission: Impossible"-style team action.

Red One” is a holiday fantasy built on the retribution, punishment and crushed hopes we deserve right now. It imagines a nightmarish mass-incarceration scenario put in motion by a Christmas witch seeking revenge on billions worldwide who’ve landed on Santa’s previously unenforced “naughty list.

A massive, elaborate $250 million action extravaganza teaming global superstars Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, “Red One” has an original, ingenious reworking of Santa Claus tropes including the

Chris Evans has lavished praise on Dwayne Johnson, describing his co-star as a "force of nature".

Despite being one of the biggest superstars on the planet, Dwayne ‘The Rock' Johnson finds himself embroiled in a strange controversy of late. His latest theatrical venture, Red One, features a star-studded lineup and will release in the US later this week.