Alright, so picture this: Santa, who’s kind of like a secret agent called “Red One,” gets nabbed right from his secret hideout at the North Pole. It’s just before Christmas, and the whole season’s on the line here. Santa’s got this loyal bodyguard—he’s big and tough, played by Dwayne Johnson (yeah, The Rock)—and he’s getting ready to retire. But nope, not yet! He has to rescue Santa.

Now, The Rock’s character needs some help figuring out who pulled off this kidnapping thing. So he teams up with a super-smart hacker who might have a clue about who’s behind it all.

And here’s how it kicks off: You’ve got J.K. Simmons as a laid-back Santa chilling at a mall, doing his photo ops with kids. He talks about how malls are super packed with emotions—and then boom! A special ops team whisks him away like he’s some high-profile guy.

The movie starts strong by hinting that there’s kind of a top-secret agency dedicated to keeping magical things under wraps—like Santa Claus stuff—which is pretty neat if you ask me. But once they get deep into saving Santa after he’s kidnapped, things start getting kinda messy plot-wise…
So here’s the deal with this movie: it’s all tangled up in different plots that need some focus, right? Anyway, The Rock plays a guy named Callum Drift who sets off to figure out who kidnapped Santa Claus. He gets on the trail of this hacker who leaked where Santa’s North Pole hangout is, which funnily enough, is hidden under a see-through dome.

Now in jumps Chris Evans as this cheeky troublemaker Jack O’Malley. He’s gotta team up with Callum even though they can’t stand each other because they’re total opposites. But hey, that’s how these things go. As they dive into this whole adventure to save Christmas, they eventually get chummy.

There’s also this side story about Jack and his kid – he’s not winning any father-of-the-year awards there. He messes stuff up big time like missing out on his teenager’s important moments.

The movie throws in comedy vibes but never goes full throttle with it ’cause it’s more about action scenes packed with car chases and whatnot. These mixes are broken up by some pretty long talks between the two main guys—funny enough though, their chemistry doesn’t really click as much as you’d hope.

And amid all this chaos? The film kind of leaves poor ol’ Santa hanging and shifts its spotlight more on his wacky stepbrother instead!
So, there’s this movie about Krampus, who’s this legend from German-speaking parts of Europe. He pops in and out like a Christmas light with a bad wire, addin’ that old-timey Christmas vibe every now and then. But honestly, the magic kinda struggles to shine through ’cause it’s all so tech-heavy.

The fantasy bits mainly happen thanks to the reindeer, who are referred to as “girls.” They’re pretty much the only significant female characters in a film leaning heavily masculine, except for small roles like Santa’s wife (played by Bonnie Hunt) and a couple others. You’ve got Lucy Liu playing her standard martial arts role, and Kiernan Shipka just kinda hanging around not getting much screen time.