Edi Patterson

Violent Night Review

Absolute Merry F***ing Mayhem! It is fun to imagine that the studio pitch for Violent Night went something like this;  “It’s Die Hard, with Santa Claus, stupid gory, wrapped in thinly veiled social commentary!”. Without missing a beat, an exec rises from their seat with a fistful of cash and smugly quips, “Fill my stocking buddy, we need a Christmas hero!”. Violent Night is a love letter to Christ...