Red Dawn
2012, Adventure/Action, 1h 33m
143 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
The rebooted Red Dawn lacks the original's topicality, but at least pays tribute in delivering the same short shrift to character development and general logic. Read critic reviews
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Jed Eckert
Matt Eckert
Robert Kitner
Toni Walsh
Erica Martin
Daryl Jenkins
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Critic Reviews for Red Dawn
All Critics (143) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (122)
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It's hardly worth the wait.
September 1, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
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March 15, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
This has to be the year's most pointless remake: a boring and badly acted reboot of John Milius's gung-ho red-scare actioner from 1984.
March 14, 2013 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
With any luck this will be the spanner that finally jams up the works of Hollywood's dangerously overcranked '80s remake Wurlitzer.
March 14, 2013 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
Long-delayed. Arguably not long enough.
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A mediocre substitute to playing Call Of Duty.
November 22, 2012 | Rating: 2/5
Audience Reviews for Red Dawn
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Jan 22, 2019Who are these children, what are their relationships with one another and why did they go from frightened civilians to dedicated (and trained) guerrilla soldiers over the course of one montage with no development character or otherwise? Genuinely though, Red Dawn (2012) is a lot better than I was expecting, and I can honestly say I think I like the role of the adult US soldiers in this one more than I did in the original. Still a bit of a 'why bother ?' though. Maybe a TV series for the next reboot?Gimly M Super Reviewer
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May 16, 2014I watched this more out of curiosity over the plot since the premise was interesting to me. However, let's start by saying that the personal conflict between the characters is silly and unimaginative. The main plot is not much better since the movie doesn't really explain how North Koreans could ever feasibly invade a country by dropping down in parachutes from the sky. And these kids train and form a guerrilla in a manner way to fast and incomprehensible in the limited 90 minute run-time this movie brings us. But then having the ludicrous and poorly written dialogue go on any longer wouldn't have been advisable.Wildaly M Super Reviewer
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Aug 05, 2013Honestly not nearly as bad as I've been told. I'll be the first to admit that there's a lot wrong with this film--a lot of the younger actors aren't so great (though Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Chris Hemsworth and awesome as usual). This film is way too short as well, and the problem is that it cuts the sequences showing how the characters develop from high school teens into freedom fighters, opting instead for the use of montage. Some of the characters are less memorable than in the original, but others make up for it to some extent. I like the more optimistic ending--true, a bunch of the characters die in this movie, but pretty much everybody bought it in the original. I think only two people were left out of like a dozen at the end of the original. So not as good as the original, but still worth checking out.Stephen S Super Reviewer
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Jun 08, 2013Best thing about this was Chris Hemsworth! The plot seemed a little thin.Nikki M Super Reviewer
Red Dawn Quotes
| Matt Eckert: | We're not doing too bad for a bunch of kids. We're gonna fight, and we're gonna keep fighting, because it's easier now. And we're used to it. The rest of you are going to have a tougher choice. Because we're not going to sell it to you. It's too ugly for that. But when you're fighting in your own backyard, when you're fighting for your family, it all hurts a little less, and makes a little more sense. Because for them, this is just a place. But for us, this is our home. |
| Jed Eckert: | You fucked with the wrong family. |
| Jed Eckert: | Even the tiniest flea can drive a big dog crazy. |
| Jed Eckert: | I am gonna fight. It's easier for me, because I've done it before. The rest of you are gonna have a tougher choice. I'm not gonna sell it, it's too ugly for that. These soldiers don't want to be here. For them this is some place, for us it's our home. When you fight in your backyard it makes just a little more sense, and hurts a little less. |
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