Red (2008)

Red (2008)

Directed by: Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee
Screenplay by: Stephen Susco

Genre: Drama | Thriller
Running Time: 93 Minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Viewed: Rental DVD - Family Video

They should have told the truth.

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Comments: Red surprised me a bit, as I was expecting more of a horror/exploitation feel to the proceedings. The film is based on a novel by Jack Ketchum (The Girl Next Door, The Lost), which tells the story of a lone man (Brian Cox) who's dog is senselessly murdered by a few teens. Since this is a Ketchum novel, I expected Cox to go apeshit on the kids. Instead, Red is much more of a traditional drama, with Cox searching for justice through very conventional ways, which leads up to the climax. The biggest head-scratcher was the decision to cast Tom Sizemore in the film. The man is a wretched actor, and continuously overacted in every scene he was in. But Brian Cox was on top of his game (as always), and was the real saving grace in terms of the actors involved. Red is a solid independent film, and it is definitely worth a view.