Silent Night

This is one of the darker Christmas movies I've ever seen, and I quite enjoyed it for a while.

Silent Night has something to irk everyone. Still, viewers prepared to be patient will be rewarded.

Despite a game cast led by Keira Knightley, the film never snaps into sharp enough focus, ultimately blunting the story's barbs and bleak message.

Most of Silent Night's pleasures are to be found in the strength of its cast.

Keira Knightley charms as the holiday hostess keeping her guests happy as oblivion nears.

An ambitious but muddled mix of Christmas comedy and apocalyptic drama.

As one of the first true climate catastrophe comedies — it details a dinner party hours ahead of the apocalypse — there's little out there to compare [Silent Night] to. It's sure to keep you engaged — assuming you can laugh along to the end of the world.

Silent Night is not your topical dark comedy as it apocalyptic scenario in the mix that makes for great character conversations and breakdowns. It’s just how the film resolves those questions and moral decisions that makes the 2nd half feel hollow

"Silent Night is a darkly funny take on the inevitability of climate collapse and the fecklessness of the world’s powers in the face of combatting a problem of their own making."

At points, Silent Night attempts to address social commentary about climate change, while also poking casual fun at the monarchy, but it never really amounts to anything more than a punchline.