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Red Heat

1988

Walter Hill

Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross ...

4.8

12,829

Action An 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"A topically entertaining variation on the sort of action-adventure nonsense (...) Hill's touch is heavy when he takes himself seriously. However, he has a real gift for instantly disposable fantasy."	NEU
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Thanks to a fairly good script, this thriller about a Soviet cop sent to Chicago to apprehend a Soviet drug dealer is a respectable enough star vehicle."	POS
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"Poorly, or even indifferently, made. It's a joyless exercise"	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"As the formula goes this is a superior example. It's an action picture with a sense of humor and slyly comic performances (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Almar Haflidason BBC	"If you still pine for the 80s where East vs West dominated action films, then this is an essential part of your education"	POS
United States	TV Guide	"Hill has gotten Schwarzenegger to give one of the best performances of his career, and Belushi too is thoroughly convincing as an action hero (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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