Review of Red Heat (1988) by Adam M — 13 Jun 2010
Arnold's best performance and the one where his accent seems least out of place; Belushi has more of a sidekick part than a co-lead, we learn next to nothing about him except that he is more professional than slob; and we learn nothing about the KGB hero except that he is so professional he transcends Sovietism; they both have enough heart to like each other while working in passing ... That's the movie, none of the US-USSR cultural exchange in other 80s movies. The KGB cop acts like he doesn't notice he's in Chicago and like other cities/countries are less interesting than used chewing gum.
Shitty bus chase, cool Russian bad guy played by American, cool millennialist black crime lord (with the best lines in the movie), cool pain-in-the-ass suit Laurence Fishburne (very cool for that function), very cool look to the Russian scenes to make it look like another universe...
Unexpected script detour: A topless prostitute whose john has just been killed in place of the hero pulls out a gun and saves Arnold from getting assassinated. For the next 2 minutes, she follows him like she's his ally saying, "What are we going to do?" After this mini-version of a leading man and lady scenario, she's unhurt but her part of the movie is over. Cool movie prostitute.
This review of Red Heat (1988) was written by Adam M on 13 Jun 2010.
Red Heat has generally received mixed reviews.
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