Red One (2024)

Gli amici del Fantacinema - 2° semestre 2024 (40 movies items)

"10 pt. "

An entertaining Marvel-esque Christmas blockbuster

“From a serious critical perspective, 2024's Red One is not a particularly good movie. Written by long-time Fast & Furious scribe Chris Morgan and directed by Jake Kasdan (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), it represents everything wrong with contemporary blockbusters: it is ridiculously expensive (carrying a reported $250 million price tag), contains expensive superstars, is too long at a hefty two hours, is full of excessive digital effects, and is not especially original or witty. In short, it is another extravagant Big Dumb Blockbuster(TM) destined to divide critics and audiences, as reflected in the harsh critical reaction, while movie-goers have been more receptive to the picture's visual excess and entertaining action sequences. Certainly, Red One is challenging to defend beyond si” read more

Movie Diary 2024 (16 movies items)

"20.12 Cast Dwayne Johnson Chris Evans Lucy Liu J.K. Simmons Kiernan Shipka 123min"