Bright Name for a Dull Movie
June 19, 2008
The movie Red is an American film starring Brian Cox and Directed by Trygve Allister Diesen. It is the story of a man who is seeking justice for the murder of his dog. It is a prime example of a classic Hollywood narrative. It has several other fairly well known actors playing in supporting roles including Tom Seizmore. The movie is an emotional look at how one man, attempting to do the right thing, is forced to fight money and power with whatever he has.
Brian Cox plays his part in the movie exceptionally well. The movie itself is a good idea that is poorly represented on film. Admittedly, the movie will elicit some strong emotional responses from anyone who has ever owned or cared for an animal. The problem with the movie lies in the use of seemingly useless characters and elements. There are at least two characters in the film that could have been taken out of the script entirely, or almost; Pete, the friend of the antagonist, and Carri, the reporter come love interest of the main character. Carri is horribly miscast as she is at least young enough to be his daughter and her part was fairly unnecessary. Pete has very few lines in the movie and serves more as a connection to the poverty stricken than as any necessary part. There were some extremely long red fades in the movie that seemed to serve no purpose as they’re used. Over all I will give this film three stars based solely on the acting of Brian Cox and the emotional effectiveness of the movie.
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