Netflix always makes a big commitment to Christmas. The world’s biggest streaming service offers subscribers a slew of new festive flicks every year. After debuting various seasonal romantic comedies that have ranged from seriously silly but oddly charming ( “Hot Frosty” ) to outright awful ( “The Merry Gentlemen” ), Netflix’s holiday selection culminates with “Carry-On”, a festive film that has more in common with "Die Hard" than “Love Actually.
" This action-thriller sees a young TSA officer (played by Taron Egerton) thrown into a nightmare scenario on Christmas Eve when he's blackmailed by a traveler with a sinister intention. It’s a festive pick that will add a little adrenaline to your holiday watchlist and serves as a nice change of pace from saccharine rom-coms or animated family movies. Not to mention, it’s leaps and bounds above Prime Video’s Christmas-set action flick, “Red One.
" Though, just be aware it’s certainly not going to replace “Die Hard." “Carry-On” has all the makings of a Netflix No. 1 movie, and I suspect millions of subscribers will gath their families this festive season, pour a few glasses of eggnog and settle in to stream this highly entertaining, but somewhat forgettable, Netflix holiday movie.
However, if you’re not totally sold on adding to your watchlist yet, here are all the details you need...
What is ‘Carry-On’ about? Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton) is a man stuck in a rut. Working at LAX as a TSA lackey wit.
