Red Heat
Red Heat
R | 17 June 1988 (USA)

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A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.

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Linbeymusol

Wonderful character development!

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Beanbioca

As Good As It Gets

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Maleeha Vincent

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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Isbel

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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Aodhanrooney

Arnold Schwarzenegger doggedly whacks Russian monsters in this superb action cop duo flick! Though not the strongest of his 80's action bundle, Red Heat still offers a lot to enjoy and will appeal to Arnie fans and action movie fans alike. Arnie plays Russian cop Ivan Danko - pulling off a funny accent - as he travels to Chicago, U.S.A to retrieve Russian fugitive Viktor Rostavili (played by American actor Ed O'Ross - whom pulls off a really convincing accent), whom fled to the States following the murder of a fellow Cop associated with Danko. Rostavili is caught up in an illegal scheme of heroin to ship out to Russia. The plot of the movie revolves around the theme of revenge, as Danko is partnered by Chicago cop Art Ridzik (played proficiently by Jim Belushi), whom lost a friend and veteran cop to Rostavili's Russian mobsters. The chemistry between Danko and Ridzik is noteworthy and excellent. Belushi really nails his part as tough-mouthed Chicago wise-ass cop whom is witty and energetic to the point of having a great sense of character, and this fits perfectly with Schwarzenegger's Danko whom is unbeknownst of American slang and cockiness. As I stated not Schwarzenegger's 80's best but Red Heat is still a great action movie, giving Arnie the challenge of nailing a Russian pistol-bearing cop along with the dogged Belushi - and their on screen chemistry is nothing short of surprises.

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The Grand Master

Red Heat might be a derivative buddy-cop action-comedy but does it really matter? No. It might be a bit dated now but you cannot deny that Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi made a great odd-couple of police officers who are polar opposites forced to work together.Highly decorated Moscow Police Captain Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Terminator) travels to Chicago where ruthless drug dealer Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross, Lethal Weapon) has been located and arrested after evading Moscow Police. There, Ivan Danko meets uncouth and reckless Chicago Police Detective Art Ridzik (James Belushi, K-9) while Viktor is in custody. When the extradition goes wrong after Ivan is ambushed by a group of thugs and break Viktor out of custody, Ivan and Art must stop butting heads and work together to take down Viktor.Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfectly cast as the highly disciplined Ivan Danko yet finds himself like a fish out of water in Chicago, a far cry from Moscow. James Belushi is tailor made for comedic roles and his role as the unorthodox police detective Art Ridzik is a perfect mismatch with Arnold. Ed O'Ross has a good role as the main villain Viktor Rostavili. The rest of the supporting cast including the late Peter Boyle (Everybody Loves Raymond), Gina Gershon (Face/Off), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), Pruitt Taylor Vince (Natural Born Killers), Richard Bright (The Godfather) and Brion James (Blade Runner) also pop up throughout the movie.Director Walter Hill might have tried to resurrect his formula that worked a treat in 48 Hrs. (1982) and recycle it here, but it is something that be hit and miss. The end result was a moderate success, but there's only so many times you can try it and use it. Use it too many times, audiences are going to dismiss it and treat it with indifference for being unoriginal.Red Heat may not be one of the best movies of all time and it is often criticized for being predictable, derivative and dated now. Personally, none of that really matters at all. I can count on one hand the amount of times I've seen Red Heat, and I can say that it is a worthy time filler that is still a lot of fun.7/10.

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zardoz-13

Writer & director Walter Hill did what all good filmmakers have done at some point in their careers. He recycled some situations from his earlier works, and his post-Cold War thriller "Red Heat" constitutes the result. This police procedural, buddy picture borrows notions from earlier Hill movies such as "The Driver" starring Ryan O'Neal and "48 HRS," co-starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy. Basically, muscle-bound, bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger is appropriately cast as a hard-boiled Soviet cop, Captain Ivan Danko, who is dispatched by his Moscow superiors to retrieve a Russian citizen who has been arrested for running a red light in Chicago, Illinois. The irony is the wicked Viktor Rostavili has struck a deal to purchase five million dollars in heroin and smuggle the narcotics back to Mother Russia. This part of the screenplay by Hill, along with "Bullitt" scribe Harry Kleiner, and "Kelly's Heroes" scripter Troy Martin Kennedy, relies on the standard-issue plot about one cop being sent to a faraway place to retrieve a prisoner and escort the felon back to his jurisdiction. Don Siegel's "Coogan's Bluff" put Clint Eastwood in a similar situation, while the John Wayne thriller "Brannigan" put the Duke in an extradition fueled plot.Eventually, our 'fish-out-of-water' hero, Captain Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger 0f "The Terminator"), teams up with a tenacious but trouble-prone Windy City cop, Detective Sergeant Art Ridzik (James Belushi), who yearns for payback. Not only did Danko lose a partner back in Soviet Union during his pursuit of Vicktor, but also Ridzik loses his own partner, Detective Sergeant Gallagher (Richard Bright of "The Getaway"), as Danko is poised to board the plane with Rostavili. Out of nowhere, a group of bald African-Americans know as 'clean heads' disguised as armored car guards surprise Danko, beat him into submission, and release Vicktor. They murder Gallagher during this sudden, blitz encounter. Meantime, Danko discovers a key that Rostavili had to a bus station locker. Danko musters his strength after the ambush to drag himself across the floor and seize the key. Like a similar key in "The Driver," Vicktor's key opens a bus station locker that contains his loot. Diagnosed with a concussion, Danko doesn't let his cracked skull or two obnoxious Soviet diplomats spook him about his loss of Rostavili. Of course, Danko shouldn't have been packing iron, but he brought along a piece anyway and got it through customs in the diplomatic immunity bag. Ridnzik and he set out to find the evil Rostavili, and they talk to a woman, Cat Manzetti (Gina Gershon of "Showgirls"), who married Victor for $10 thousand. Manzetti has a bad habit of turning up at the wrong time in their investigation. She is in the Chicago Hospital where one of Vicktor's gunsels is being treated for serious gunshot wounds inflicted by Ridzik. Vicktor dispatches a man dressed as a nurse to inject a bubble into the wounded man to kill him. Our heroes blast this ill-fated nurse into the next world, and Danko lets Manzetti escape. Danko has to relinquish his automatic, but Ridzik loans him a .44 Magnum revolver.Director Walter Hill has fashioned one of the best testosterone-laden, guy movies with "Red Heat." Neither Danko nor Vicktor is willing to back down from each other. The shoot-out in the Garvin Hotel when Vicktor sends the 'Cleanhead' gangsters into the wrong room after Danko is bloody. The outrageous finale when Danko and Rostvavili charge each other in passenger buses makes for a spectacular, slam-bang showdown. Danko is the ultimate, irrepressible, hard-boiled cop. Nothing stops Danko from nailing Vicktor, and Vicktor is a thoroughgoing dastard. Ed O'Ross makes a memorable villain. Incidentally, the initial confrontation between Vicktor and Danko reminded me of Nick Nolte's Texas Ranger in "Extreme Prejudice" meeting the pot-growing rednecks at the bar. "Red Heat" lives up to its name.

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DesertDogMedia

Title: Red HeatCondensed Storyline: A Russian cop has to partner up with a Chicago cop to take down a drug lord who is hiding in America Notable Acting: Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the Russian cop who has a "take-no-shit" attitude and has to be kept under control by James Belushi who plays the cocky quick witted Chicago cop. It is a buddy cop movie with a twist, so the cops are pretty much to ones who steal the whole show. This is good in the fact that they have the mot screen time, but it is bad because of how interesting they are compared to everyone else. They are both big name actors, but they over shadow most of the other actors while they are at it. Noticeable Camera work: Birds eye shot of the soldier matching in formation. I can also say for any of those who haven't had to do marching in formation before, it is harder than it looks. But as with most action movies they focus on giving you good, clear shots of the action compared to artistic shots, so everything has nice framing but not many good interesting angles to talk about Incorrect Science: With it being an Arnold movie there are guns with abnormal amounts of bullets, needless to say. Ivan Danko's police uniform is a combination of at least six different uniforms, someone didn't do their background checks, but this is excusable for the fact that it is an 80's movie and the internet didn't take off until the 90's. The opening credit use "Я" for a standard R, but this is a personal language bet-peeve of mine, "Я" is Russian for "I". So as comical or clever the title guy thought he was, he was just being incorrect and messing up two languages, this range for a lot of different Russian characters and all of them are just as wrong. Overall Feel: If you like body cop movies, you'll like this one. Even if you don't, there will be some parts of this movie that you'll enjoy. This isn't the best of movies that Arnold has done, but it isn't the worst either. The movie still has the signature cheesy action vibe that all action movies staring Arnold have. But it is a cheesy action movie in its own right, because that is expected. I would like to notice everyone else's acting more, but everyone is either given weak lines or is overshadowed by the two main cops.

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