Review of Red Heat (1988) by Alison C — 02 Apr 2008
Here we see arnie in an action movie as a humorless Russian cop Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger). He follows a drug dealer from Moscow to Chicago, where he's matched up with city cop Art Ridzik (James Belushi), whose work ethic is considerably more relaxed.
Most of the humor revolves around Danko's grumpy reaction to good ol' American capitalism, while Ridzik urges him to chill out. Red Heat is not bad as action comedies go, but only if you get into the absurd spirit of this predictable fare, in which the unlikely buddies get to wisecrack and act casually while mayhem erupts everywhere they go.
Incidentally, Red Heat was the first American film allowed to shoot in Moscow's Red Square.
This review of Red Heat (1988) was written by Alison C on 02 Apr 2008.
Red Heat has generally received mixed reviews.
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