"SILENT NIGHT" REVIEW Directed and written by Camille Griffin. A runtime of one hour and thirty-two minutes. Streaming on Netflix with an R rating.
"Nell," played by Keira Knightley, and her husband, "Simon," played by Matthew Goode, have three sons. The oldest is "Art," played by Roman Griffin Davis. He has two younger identical twin brothers, "Hardy," played by Hardy Griffin Davis, and "Thomas," played by Gilby Griffin Davis.
This English family located in England is having a beautiful holiday gathering on Christmas Day. With their closest family and friends attending. Like "Sandra," played by Annabelle Wallis, her husband "Tony," played by Rufus Jones, and their sassy daughter "Kitty," played by Davida McKenzie.
You have "Bella," played by Lucy Punch, and her partner "Alex," played by Kirby. I just did a review of her film "Queenpins" yesterday. "Sophie," played by Lily-Rose Depp, and her man, "James," played by Sope Dirisu.
This is set up for one glorious night, but there is a twist. This is the last night they will all be alive. Everyone has their speculations about where it came from, but it's here. Toxic air that makes your body internally turn on itself, causing you to die. The government has been issuing suicide pills to the wealthy so their deaths won't be so painful.
This night will be full of secrets coming out, and many people will have to face the ugly truth. You have people like "Sophie," who is pregnant and doesn't want to take this pill, even though this toxic air is supposed to kill her and her unborn baby. You also have people like "Art." His parents tried to keep him and his brothers in the dark as much as possible. Unfortunately, it didn't work. "Art" is conflicted thinking about the people in Africa and other parts of the world who won't be getting a pill to ease their suffering.
Watch this family's Christmas party with all this heavy stuff lingering, for it will be their last one on Earth.
"Silent Night" was great. This is the second film of the same name I have reviewed in the last couple of months. This one wasn't an action film, though; it's listed as a dark comedy. It was, plus more.
Some of the content was funny. I loved what Camille Griffin did. This was a case of the audience understanding what was written and directed finally. I thought it was clever and thought-provoking. I love films like that. Not only is it good, but it makes you think.
All the stuff you would think came up came up. All the actors did a great job. Roman Griffin Davis, who played "Art," did an excellent job. He was annoying the crap out of me. In his defense, it is a heavy topic, and he had some valid points.
I enjoyed seeing all these actors I know from other stuff in the big mashup. Like Sope Dirisu, he's in one of my favorite shows, "Gangs of London." Annabelle Wallis is in one of the worst films I've ever seen, "Malignant," but she's still a great actor. She played this role effortlessly.
Then you have Lily-Rose Depp. I didn't know it was her while watching. I just kept saying, man, I know her from somewhere; I just don't know where. But when I looked up her character, I saw who it was. I knew immediately who she was and where I knew her from. "The Idol".
Anyway, it was a very deep, thought-provoking film that had comedy mixed in throughout. This will make you think about it all. You will morally be questioning yourself as well as thinking about what you would do in this scenario. Great film with a wild ending that I somewhat predicted. I give it five more fires π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯.
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