SILENT NIGHT Trailer Makes Joel Kinnaman’s Mission Of Vengeance Loud And Clear
It’s been almost a decade since actor Joel Kinnaman upscaled his career into the mainstream from the Easy Money and Johan Falk films to titles like Safe House, 2014’s Robocop and with DC’s Suicide Squad movies to name a few. He’s really excelled as an actor with a keenness for action roles, something that comes at a crucial time according to one German distributor in a recent Variety article where the time for new action stars couldn’t be more better or advantageous than now. It certainly takes someone of Kinnaman’s caliber to pull a feat like this off, as he’s proven time and again, and on December 1 he’s back to make the point loud and clear with none other than John Woo at the helm for holiday revenge thriller, Silent Night, from Lionsgate.
The studio announced its distribution rights for the flick in the last few weeks and now we have an official trailer making the rounds following its exclusive premiere out of Entertainment Weekly on Monday. The trailer’s arrival marks a year and a half since the film signaled Woo fans with a first look at actor Kinnaman who stars in the film as Godlock, a father on a mission to avenge his young son who was tragically caught in the crossfire of gang violence on Christmas Eve. Shot and nearly killed while in pursuit of the murderers, Godlock vows to avenge his son by any means necessary; As the trailer shows, big catch here is our hero’s throat is where the injury is, impeding his ability to speak, giving him all the more reason to put his actions forward over mere words, and in a story that is completely free of dialogue, at that.
The narrative is exciting, and is just the kind of setup that sounds enticing for a revenge story to follow suit. It’s been done before to some degree, sure, but it’s always a celebration when it comes to Woo, even if some didn’t like his last effort, which I didn’t exactly hate at the time I reviewed it.
Silent Night also stars Scott Mescudi, Robert Torres and Catalina Sandino Moreno.
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