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61 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

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  • Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi
  • Summary: Two cops, one from Russia, the other from Chicago, team up to capture a Russian drug dealer hiding out somewhere in America.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    The film is punctuated by violence, a great deal of violence, although most of it is exaggerated comic-book style instead of being truly gruesome. Walking that fine line is a speciality of Hill, who once simulated the sound of a fist on a chin by making tape recordings of Ping-Pong paddles slapping leather sofas.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Vincent Canby
    60
    Red Heat is a topically entertaining variation on the sort of action-adventure nonsense that plays best on television. Mr. Hill's touch is heavy when he takes himself seriously. However, he has a real gift for instantly disposable fantasy.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hal Hinson
    10
    Red Heat is poorly, or even indifferently, made. It's a joyless exercise, and too much angry resignation seeps in for it to be very funny or very entertaining.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. JayH.
    6
    Uneasy blend of comedy and action, but it does entertain. Arnold Schwarzenegger is fair, James Belushi is much better and well cast. Some nice location scenery in Moscow and Chicago. The plot is a little far fetched, but then again, that's fairly routine for Schwarzenegger.… Expand
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