On Christmas Eve, a mysterious man uses a TSA agent to slip a package through security, not knowing he will do anything to stop him.
It’s almost Christmas, and Netflix dropped a decent one. As per IMDb, “Most watched Netflix movie of 2024 having a total of 42 million views within the first week of its release.” So, is it that good? Let’s see…
Here’s what you have: Jaume Collet-Serra behind the camera and Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Logan Marshall-Green, and Dean Norris in front of it. Yes, it is Die Hard (1988) meets Phone Booth (2002) – even though it’s neither. And that’s for a few reasons, but there is a main one why it is not. Back in the 80s and 90s, the levels of plausibility (or lack thereof) were not in question. Now, the audience is nitpicking. A lot! And they cannot accept so easily what the previous generations could. So, instead of enjoying the show, they tend to ask, “Oh, and how did he do…”, “How did she manage to…”
Neither Die Hard nor Carry-On nor any other film of that sort is realistic in any shape or form. Collet-Serra – the man behind brilliant horrors and thrillers – and all the cast do a brilliant job on a script that, on the one hand, has nothing to do with reality and, on the other, offers a great race-against-time, suspenseful Christmas action/thriller. It is well shot, edited and acted, and you can watch it from the comfort of your couch this festive season. There are a lot of chases, fights, shootouts, and running, all wrapped in the Christmas spirit. So what if it’s not flawless? Its intentions are honest, and you’ll forget your problems for a couple of hours. There won’t be another Die Hard. Even if Die Hard came out now, it wouldn’t be Die Hard.
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