Red Heat 1988 is unintentionally funny for those who speak Russian

January 10, 2026

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Our main character Ivan Danko ( Arnold Schwarzenegger ) is introduced with a shot showing his magnificent muscular butt-cheeks, right before a fight breaks out between naked men in the snow, all trying to scream words and sentences in Russian, sounding utterly stupid doing so. That is how Red Heat, a 1988 Walter Hill movie, begins. ↩ Reply

As for an action-film writer and director, I agree with people like Tarantino, that claim that Walter Hill is up there with the greats. But I would disagree that Red Heat is one of his best work. Comparing it to The Driver or even Streets of Fire, you can see a stark contrast. The Driver is outright legendary. Streets of Fire is oozing with rhythm and flow. Red Heat? Well... It is your standard dumb 80s Hollywood action film starring Arnie Schwarzy. ↩ Reply

The film isn't bad. The writing specifically hits a lot of very good notes that make the film satisfactory. And Walter Hill is not a terrible director. It just seems like he didn't really give a damn about this movie. There is not a lot of attempt to try and craft something utterly cinematic. There is no Walter Hill flow. There is a cool ass unique chase scene in the end of it, but it is pale in comparison to utter action-mastery that Hill demonstrated with chase scenes in The Driver. The shots in Red Heat are disjointed and the cuts are hard to follow. Sometimes the movie gives you a clear shot of some very nice action beat where everything is clear. But those are few and far between. c:0 ↩ Reply

Acting is not the best in this film. The only actor who seems to stand out as trying his best is Jim Belushi who plays this annoying kind of Chicago cop. His character is a bit obnoxious, but his acting is very good. ↩ Reply

Gina Gershon is in it, making me think of films by Paul Verhoeven. Specifically Showgirls that feels like a masterpiece compared to this movie. And Verhoeven also did a movie with Arnie Schwarzy called Total Recall that is kind of tonally similar on many levels to Red Heat. ↩ Reply

To be frank though, the director ( who probably doesn't speak Russian ) probably couldn't feel the falseness of some of the Russian language scenes. And I'm not even talking about accents. The accents in this movie are outright comedic. They are so funny it is beyond hilarious. And it was very entertaining for me ( I speak Russian fluently since I was a kid ). Especially Arnold Schwarzenegger speaking ( or trying to speak ) Russian is utter comedy gold. ↩ Reply

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There is a cool ass unique chase scene in the end of it, but it is pale in comparison to utter action-mastery that Hill demonstrated with chase scenes in The Driver. The shots in Red Heat are disjointed and the cuts are hard to follow. Sometimes the movie gives you a clear shot of some very nice action beat where everything is clear. But those are few and far between.

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The Driver 1978 is not quite the original Drive from 2011

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A lot of people say that Nicolas Winding Refn's 2011 film Drive is a remake of 1978 film The Driver by Walter Hill. And to some extent it is true. Both are about a getaway driver. And both drivers are these tough, melancholic characters played by a guy who's first name is Ryan. But that seems to be about it.

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Guy Ritchie's Revolver 2005 explains Luc Besson

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I don't remember when was the last time I had watched a movie so strong that my mind literally cannot stop obsessing over it. Being on a Luc Besson marathon I discovered that there is a misunderstood film which Besson wrote together with Guy Ritchie, which was directed by Ritchie, which is called Revolver. The 13% score on Rotten Tomatoes, in my opinion is there just because the critics were literally too dumb, or too insecure, for this movie. Or because this is something the Ritchie and Besson literally wanted to achieve. If the film became a hit, or was well received critically, the message of the film would not have worked as well as it does.

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