IMDb plot summary: A mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell-bent on tearing them apart.
Directed by Craig Anderson. Starring Dee Wallace, Geoff Morrell, Sarah Bishop, and Sam Campbell.
Despite what sounds like the plotline of a pro-life propaganda film, the movie doesn't seem to be tackling this from a political angle as much as a silly slasher one. Or, at least, if it's trying to have a viewpoint, it does it poorly. It very lightly toys around with the idea of whether or not she was wrong to try and get an abortion, but mostly it's just about watching these people die. Therein lies the problem, though. The movie is pretty generic in its slasher vibe and doesn't successfully set stakes for any of its characters on a personal level. And it's hard to ever be VERY scared for them when they're just deciding to sit inside the house and wait for the killer to come in and get them. It fails as both (possible?) satire and horror.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Red Christmas < Dark and Stormy Night
Red Christmas < The Lorax (1972)
Red Christmas > Color Me Kubrick
Red Christmas < Wild Strawberries
Red Christmas > Mr. Hulot's Holiday
Red Christmas < Uncut Gems
Red Christmas < Darkest Hour
Red Christmas > My Family
Red Christmas > The Boss
Red Christmas > Animal House
Red Christmas > Shalako
Red Christmas < You Were Never Really Here
Final spot: #2866 out of 3426, or 16%.
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