Starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot. Red Notice from director Rawson Marshall Thurber depends heavily on Reynolds. After a point, even the post Deadpool, hangover of the actor is also a bit tiring for the viewer. With all the twists visible from miles away, Red Notice is a sloppy film with pricey actors.
With his usual set of expressions, Dwayne Johnson is pretty much playing the Dwayne Johnson we see in most of his movies. The same was the case with Ryan Reynolds, whose natural sense of humor is visible in every other character he plays these days, and he should seriously think about reinventing. He is funny, it’s only because of him the movie feels like something that you can sit through. Even though the character is written poorly, Gal Gadot manages to add some aura around The Bishop. Rawson Marshall Thurber knows that he can’t really impress people with a story that feels unique. So he is basically depending on the USPs of his main stars. Johnson is the tough guy, Reynolds is the funny one, and Gadot is given all those lovely clothes and is presented as this seductive art thief.
The combat sequences in the movie are nice, and the two men reaching Sotto Voce’s secret chamber felt like Mission Impossible on a budget. The twists in the tale are supposed to be surprising, according to Thurber. But he clearly underestimates the basic intelligence of the viewer, and those black and white flashes showing us how the double-crossing happened reminded me of Joey explaining the card trick.
Usually, Abbas Mustan movies are inspired by foreign films, and this time for a change, I got to see things happening the other way around. But because of the generic nature of the treatment, you don’t even get to feel the unintended comedy. The movie ends with the announcement of a possible sequel, and I don’t really see anything spectacular happening in that one.
Overall this movie fails to strike a punch, for first time viewers or those just looking for a new movie to watch this is great, but if you have scene any of these actors in any previous films then you will not be very impressed with this one. If i had to rate this movie i would give it 5/10.
Red Notice is streaming Only on Netflix, You can click on the video below to watch the trailer.
