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RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

fees707 As soon as Arnie's butt makes an appearance, this standard buddy-cop flic takes off. I say standard, but I mean it lovingly here; the beats of the 80's actioners are hit with an unerring regularity that satiates this little ol' 80's heart o mine. Everything is solid in the solid hands of Walter "Solid" Hill. It's as sharp as Arnie's do, as chiseled as Arnie's chin and as tight as Arnie's butt.But...the great Jim Belushi experiment breaks down the stone foundations and it's then, and only then, that the cracks start to appear. Don't get me wrong, Jim's not that bad, it's just a kinda dull character played with only momentary sparks of enthusiasm.4 solid stars, 1 giant Austrian and 2 perfect butt cheeks.

BA_Harrison 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.

Maziun "Red heat" is somewhere in the middle when it comes to Schwarzenegger movies. It 's not one of his greatest movies but it's definitely far from being terrible. If you like action comedies , you'll like this one. It's nothing new , but the formula works."Red heat" was made in the age of glasnost and perestroika . That explains the idea of combining a Russian cop with an American one. It's a tribute to the increasing spirit of détente between East and West. It also could be a reason why the movie was successful at the box office , while "Rambo 3" failed (Stallone didn't noticed that fighting Russians isn't cool anymore). "Red Heat" became the first American film for which permission was granted by the Soviet authorities to shoot in Red Square itself.Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the part of Russian supercop Ivan Danko. He fits the role perfectly , because of his size and looks. Even his accent works , although it does sound more German than Slavic. Arnold is stoic , quiet and violent. He is simply believable. His partner in this movie is Polish American cop Art Ridzik played by Jim Belushi. Belushi is likable enough as the foul mouthed cop from Chicago. His a typical comic relief that tries to put a funny one liner as often as it possible. Belushi sometimes overacts and sometimes is more annoying than funny , but overall he does a good job here. The most laughs however come from Arnold and the cultural differences between Russia and USA.Director Walter Hill reuses the same formula from "48 hours". Here the contrasts are not just between the personalities of the cop duo , but also between the American and Soviet systems of law enforcement. "This Chicago is very strange city. Your crime is organized, but your police is not." The film itself is just alright, neither good not bad. There's no real problem or fault with "Red Heat" except that it offers a fare amount (but just not enough) of laughs and thrills. There is no real chemistry between Belushi and Schwarzenegger. The plot is rather muddled and doesn't offer any real mystery. There are some familiar faces in the supporting roles – Peter Boyle ("Dream team") , Laurence Fishburne ("Matrix") , Gina Gershon and Brion James ("Blade runner") , but they aren't given anything interesting to do. The score by James Horner is neither good or bad (you can hear the echo of "Gorky Park" score here).The action scenes are well shot and edited. You can clearly see what's going on and there's none of that modern shaky hand-held camera movement or ultra quick cut editing. Thank God. The movie has few memorable scenes : the fight in sauna (hilarious) , the leg scene (awesome, just watch the movie) and the bus chase (quite exciting , if not copied from "48 hours") .I give it 5/10. Some comedic value , some action , some nice one-liners. It doesn't break any new ground , but it delivers quite well what it promises . Fans of the genre should be satisfied.

gavin6942 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.