Review of Red Dawn (1984) by Gabriel C — 12 Jun 2017
It pains me to say it, but I really kind of hate this movie. I am an admirer of Milius. This film is dumb ... it's not just the premise that's dumb, the dialogue is horrendous and the plot doesn't stand up to even the most basic scrutiny.
I could live with this if the film was enjoyable in a really basic way, like many idiotic Cannon films are, for example ... but this film is deadly serious and dull. It's a shame because a lot of superb character actors are involved .
.. Harry Dean Stanton, Powers Boothe ... Ben Johnson, for God's sake. It's just a tough, long slog for me with little value derived.
This review of Red Dawn (1984) was written by Gabriel C on 12 Jun 2017.
Red Dawn has generally received mixed reviews.
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