There was a time when Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson could sell a movie on pure charm alone, but in recent years, his persona has become more of a crutch than an asset. That’s abundantly clear in the soulless, plodding Christmas action movie “Red One,” which opens Thursday evening in theaters.
It’s hard to believe that Amazon spent hundreds of millions of dollars on this loud, empty and hideous-looking holiday lump of coal, which brings a superficial superhero movie approach to familiar Christmas material.
