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Jed Eckert
Robert Morris
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Tom Eckert
Critic Reviews for Red Dawn
All Critics (24) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (13)
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It packs plenty of rabble-rousing ammunition, but its sloppy execution is unlikely to win any merit badges for marksmanship.
August 14, 2018 | Full Review… -
When it was released in late summer of 1984, it was a big hit, which shouldn't come as a surprise; this was the year when Reagan won the presidency in a landslide, and if nothing else, 'Red Dawn' plays like a Reaganite masturbatory fantasy.
April 14, 2017 | Full Review… -
Released in the midst of renewed Cold War nuclear dread, Red Dawn doesn't starve for unintended wackiness.
July 22, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
an often compelling and always entertaining, but fundamentally flawed merging of Hollywood's Reagan-era penchant for action escapism and distinct Cold War paranoia
May 13, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
Red Dawn may be far from the most plausible action movies of the 1980s, but it's easily among the most memorable.
October 18, 2017 | Full Review… -
No amount of warm and fuzzy '80s nostalgia can save Red Dawn.
March 18, 2017 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Red Dawn
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Jan 13, 2014Critic Adam Arseneau, describes this film as a Republican wet dream, which may be the most accurate description for Red Dawn. If I was Joseph McCarthy I'd uncontrollably ejaculate once this movie began playing on the screen. But the movie was released almost 30 years after McCarthy drank his liver to death with that bitter Commie Vodka. So I really don't understand what the hype ever was, the movie was dated the minute it came out. The characters were all flat, despite having a cast with Swayze and Sheen. I could care less when one died, and by the end I wish the deaths would come quicker, so the credits would just come on. Maybe I'm just not that into guerilla warfare movies, perhaps after I drink deer blood the movie will suddenly click for me.Daniel D Super Reviewer
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Jan 02, 2014The idea of The Soviet Union and Cuba launching a land invasion of America probably seemed just as silly in 1984 as it does now. Even with the laughable premise the movie isn't really all that fun, in fact its kind of depressing. I don't really mind that Milius wanted to make a down and dirty honest war picture but he does it while indulging in the worst cliches most of the uber patriotic action films of the 80s are guilty of (it practically fetishsizes small towns, American history, and masculinity). Also the film briefly becomes interesting when it sort of introduces the notion of exploring the gap between legends and reality but then it fails to go anywhere.Alec B Super Reviewer
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Aug 05, 2013One of my favorite movies. So over-the-top and full of 80s cliches, but this is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine. There is no end to the number of times I can watch this classic.Stephen S Super Reviewer
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Mar 08, 2013This film kicks off with a full blown invasion and has you glued to the screen. The action is relentless and only builds a little bit of story for the audienceBrendan N Super Reviewer
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