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Una rutina poco original y genérica, molestamente anodina, con un guión como de largometraje de Tom y Jerry... imitando giros al estilo de Sospechosos habituales. En palabras de Reynolds: «What the fuck?!» Sus frases hechas son los únicos momentos brillantes de la película. Incluso Jungle Cruise era más imaginativa y encantadora. (13.11.2021)

Příjemná oddechovka akčně-komediálního ražení se sympatickým ústředním triem. Všechny tři mám hodně rád, takže tohle nemohlo dopadnout špatně. Gal Gadot nám opět předvedla své půvaby, The Rock psychologickou rovinu své osobnosti :-) a Ryan Reynolds zábavného zlodějíčka. Spousta vizuálně atraktivních destinací, dostatek akce a břitký humor. Dvojka je na spadnutí a v mém oblíbeném městě, to si nenechám ujít. (23.12.2022)

Una película de 200 millones de dólares para verla a la hora de planchar/cocinar. Y un éxito para Netflix en cualquier caso. (29.07.2022)

One of this year's most expensive Netflix movies is a decent genre one-off, but given the budget and the cast, I was expecting a bigger load of excitement. I was kind of hoping for something in the vein of 6 Underground, but the PG-13 rating alone kind of bugged me. It's a bit of a variation on Indiana Jones, James Bond and Ocean’s Eleven, but in neither can the film hold a candle to those franchises. As expected, Red Notice is an entertaining, expensive and nicely made film, with The Rock, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds doing their thing again, and a few of the jokes are good. Unfortunately, the action is a disappointment, there isn't a single memorable action scene and the finale is delivered in a more intimate than monumental way, which is a big downside. There is one unexpected twist that’s quite good, and the heist antics aren't bad, but that's not enough for me. The two hours are bearable, and Red Notice is certainly worth recommending, but it should and could have been more consistent and wilder. Story 3/5, Action 3/5, Humor 3/5, Violence 0/5, Fun 4/5 Music 4/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 2/5, Suspense 2/5, Emotion 3/5, Actors 4/5. 6/10. (13.11.2021)

Netflix calculated how to make a hit: take a lot of money, put in famous faces, come up with an uncomplicated story, and cram something in there for everyone, ideally in a way that the result won't turn anyone off, regardless of age or whether they want action, adventure, humor, exotic locations, or basically anything. The result is Red Notice. Dwayne Johnson scowls and occasionally punches someone, Ryan Reynolds talks and pisses Johnson off, and Gal Gadot looks good while sadly confirming that her acting talent is more suited for photos or silent films. And overall? Overall, it doesn't offend, it doesn't surprise, it passes pleasantly in the first half and drags in the second, and when there's a problem somewhere, Netflix throws a few million dollars at it and routinist Rawson Marshall Thurbert pulls it all together into something that's about two hours long, with a beginning, middle and end, and everyone will watch it anyway because we're just curious about the actors, right? And then we all forget about it in an hour. I get what Netflix was going for and I respect that they did it, but I'm certainly not going to settle for this uninteresting routine and I'm not going to praise it. It's like it was all made by a machine that figured out what people probably want to see and served it up to them. (18.11.2021)