Red Heat (1988)

So much average

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

If you were to rank all of Arnold Schwarzenegger's movies, "Red Heat" would place somewhere in the middle (in quality as well as in popularity). It's basic, formulaic cops-and-drug-dealers stuff, but expertly directed by action specialist Walter Hill, who also made other violent buddy-movies like "48 Hours" and its sequel. Arnold has a role here that allows him to use his robotic delivery to his advantage (he is almost like a human Terminator); it's one of his better performances, and he is certainly funnier than his co-star, James Belushi ("Hooligani!"). The bus-chase climax is pretty spectacular. **1/2 out of 4.

'Red Heat' is non-stop entertainment, that sums up as A Fun Buddy-Cop Flick! Its pure old-school & its so seamlessly true to its genre, that I couldn't help but enjoy myself.'Red Heat' Synopsis: 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.'Red Heat' is crisp, explosive & engrossing. The camaraderie between its protagonists is simply fantastic, while the Writing is sharp enough to hold your attention. The Action-Sequences are all-out, no-holds-barred, while Walter Hill, Harry Kleiner & Troy Kennedy Martin's Screenplay blends action with comedy, admirably. Hill's Direction is rustic, adapting properly to the film's mood. Matthew F. Leonetti's Cinematography captures the constant violence, distinctively. The Editing is crisply done. James Horner's Score is perfect.Performance-Wise: Arnold Schwarzenegger & James Belushi are in great form. Arnie is buff than ever & kicks ass, while Belushi contributes to the film's funniest & best scenes. And as I mentioned earlier, The camaraderie between the two, is fantastic. Ed O'Ross is tremendously wicked. Gina Gershon looks gorgeous & delivers a committed performance. Larry Fishburne is passable. The Late/Great Peter Boyle shines.On the whole, 'Red Heat' is vintage entertainment!

Tough Russian cop Captain Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent to America to capture Georgian criminal Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross), who is in Chicago master-minding a massive international drugs operation. Unaccustomed to U.S. police procedure, the fish-out-of-water cop employs no-nonsense, Soviet-style law enforcement to get his job done, much to the dismay of brash American detective Art Ridzik (James Belushi), with whom he has been partnered.The problem with this film is that it doesn't live up to its title: instead of a red hot action flick that burns up the screen with intense ballistic gunfights and spectacular scenes of destruction and chaos, we get a rather tepid buddy cop movie, heavy on the humour and frustratingly light on the carnage. This mightn't have been so bad if the comedy had worked well, or if there had at least been some kind of chemistry between the leads, but the predictable script rarely delivers decent laughs and James Belushi makes for an uncharismatic foil to Arnie's efficient, stoic bad-ass.When the action does kick in, it's all too brief and staged with surprisingly little style or imagination by director Walter Hill. The film's closing action scene, which sees Danko and Viktor careering through Chicago in buses, lacks the much needed wow factor, feeling more like a routine mid-film moment rather than a satisfyingly climactic finalé. All told, Red Heat is far from Arnie's best and not a patch on Lethal Weapon, the previous year's buddy cop blockbuster.

A tough Russian policeman (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective (James Belushi) when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord (Ed O'Ross) who killed his partner and fled the country.Coming out the same year as "Twins", this film (despite being successful) was overshadowed and largely forgotten. When listing Arnold's actions films, this is not one that springs immediately to mind.The film itself is just alright, neither good not bad. The fights and action sequences are fantastic, and O'Ross is an unbelievably good Russian villain. Arnold is less convincing, seemingly taking his cue from Ivan Drago. Belushi tries too hard to be Bill Murray, but has a few shining moments.