This movie is an homage to the original die hard and several other action movies in the most glorious way possible.
The main plot is a high-stakes heist with hostages on Christmas Eve, just like Die Hard. There's many scenes that remind me of Die Hards 1-3, True Lies, and a host of other great action flicks (even Home Alone and Return of the Jedi). There's also a lot of creative use of Santa's magic in his fighting.
I've talked more about the action than the plot, because this is an action movie and it knows it. The plot does just enough to carry us from action scene to action scene, and that's perfectly fine.
If you want to watch a cute movie about Santa saving Christmas, watch The Santa Clause or Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. If you want to watch Santa go full beastmode on terrorists, watch Violent Night.
The main plot is a high-stakes heist with hostages on Christmas Eve, just like Die Hard. There's many scenes that remind me of Die Hards 1-3, True Lies, and a host of other great action flicks (even Home Alone and Return of the Jedi). There's also a lot of creative use of Santa's magic in his fighting.
I've talked more about the action than the plot, because this is an action movie and it knows it. The plot does just enough to carry us from action scene to action scene, and that's perfectly fine.
If you want to watch a cute movie about Santa saving Christmas, watch The Santa Clause or Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. If you want to watch Santa go full beastmode on terrorists, watch Violent Night.