Dwayne Johnson finally makes a Christmas movie, teaming with Chris Evans to rescue J. K. Simmons’s Santa in a creative, funny, and world-spanning fantasy adventure.

Nowadays, Santa’s operation is backed by a hi-tech organisation, a crack security team, and his own impeccable fitness regime – but it all falls to pieces when he is kidnapped just before Christmas Eve. To get him back, iron-willed security head Callum Drift must join cynical bounty-hunter Jack O’Malley on an epic quest to save the holiday, and discover exactly what meaning it holds for them both. From Fast & Furious writer Chris Morgan and Jumanji reboot director Jake Kasdan, the film balances imaginative, mega-budget fantasy action with buddy-comedy wit, much-needed holiday warmth, and Johnson’s ever-reliable star charisma. You can decide if it measures up as a live-action remake of Arthur Christmas.