Silent Night is a film about a man's revenge for the death of his child on Christmas morning.
John Woo comes out of his five-year hiatus from directing his mediocre film Manhunt which quasi-sent him into early retirement. You might be wondering what Manhunt is, that's the problem. No one watched it. It's been a long time since Face/Off or A Better Tomorrow. In terms of direction, there were a few scenes that could have taken longer in the CGi cooker.
The writing in the film is solid. With no dialogue, the actors have to convey everything through emotion and action. Robert Archer Lynn wrote the movie which is just a series of events and really just needed Woo to come in and get the best out of the action and emotion.
Joel Kinnaman plays the John McClane-style character. He gets shot in the neck and becomes mute for the remainder of the movie. This means Kinnaman needs to convey his emotion for the audience to pay attention. Anger is his primary emotion as expected from a Woo film.
It is interesting to watch a movie with no dialogue but this isn't another Die Hard, it's just okay. Result: C+
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