Movie buffs are choosing to spendChristmasdevouring classic and contemporary holiday movies alike. While many tuck into their 12th helping ofElfandThe Holiday, and the Bruce Willis-stans are loading up their old VHS copies ofDie Hard,Letterboxd users are tuning in to Netflix’s best action film in ages, and it just so happens to be a Christmas movie.Carry-Onstars Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek, a TSA agent who gets blackmailed to allow a dangerous package to pass through security on Christmas Eve. Not content with sitting by, Ethan tries to out-maneuver the mysterious terrorist and save everyone in the airport.
Carry-On(released on Dec. 13) is already a massive hit,flying to the top of Netflix’s Top 10 rankingupon release, and earning a solid 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. In the lead-up to Chrismtas,Carry-Onis also at the top of Letterboxd’s most popular movies list,as audiences witness Taron Egerton go face-to-face with an evil Jason Bateman on Christmas Eve. Letterboxd users couldn’t write a serious review to save their lives, and the app is filled with hilarious reactions to the new action flick.“Paul Blart wouldn’t have let it get that far,“wroteJoeleex, referencing the Kevin James comedyPaul Blart: Mall Cop.matthacundadirected their praise at the TSA, the unsung heroes of the film, writing:
“TS-motherfckin'-A. They handle sht. That’s what they do. Consider this situation f*ckin’ handled.”
When he’s not punching Jason Bateman in the face, Taron Egerton is sprinting away from his deadly accomplices.w0ndercinemalikened Egerton’s running skills to the undisputed king of running in movies, saying “Taron Egerton’s running skills are almost equal to Tom Cruise’s and that’s saying something.“Carry-Onalso marks a major change for Bateman, who isn’t usually associated with villainous characters.Bellacouldn’t see past the actor’s past roles, writing:
“A little too many Jason Bateman voiceovers, I kept thinking the fox from Zootopia went evil”
Is ‘Carry-On’ a Christmas Movie?
It’s taken 36 years, but we finally have an updated version of the “IsDie Harda Christmas movie?” question.Carry-Onfeatures all the action goodness you want from a “lone failed cop takes down a terrorist”-type story, whilebeing set on Christmas Eve(at leastDie Hardhad the decency to be set on Christmas Day).
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The question has sparked fierce debate online, as some argueCarry-Onis just another action film, while others believe its holiday setting means it qualifies.Sofia Carson, who plays Ethan’s partner, Nora,thinks the question is better left open-ended. “It’s whatever you want it to be for yourself,” the actress said. However, her co-star, Danielle Deadwyler (who plays Police Detective Elena Cole), gave her a genius way of dodging the question for when she’s inevitably asked by fans for the foreseeable future. Carson said:
“She said, ‘This is a Christmaction movie.’ And that’s what I’m going to say from now on. But I do think Die Hard is such a beloved Christmas film for a huge population, and I think that Christmas films can have different genres.”
Carry On is a film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, focusing on a young TSA agent who is coerced by a mysterious traveler into allowing a dangerous package onto a Christmas Eve flight. As events unfold, he must use his wits to resolve the perilous situation.
