Directed by:
Walter HillCinematography:
Matthew F. LeonettiComposer:
James HornerCast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Gina Gershon, Richard Bright, Brent Jennings, Saveliy Kramarov (more)Plots(1)
Moscow policeman Captain Ivan 'Iron Jaws' Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is on the trail of Georgian drug dealer Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross) in Chicago when he is ambushed by the dealer's gang. When Rostavili makes his escape, an American cop is killed. Danko teams up with the dead cop's partner, Detective Art Ridzik (James Belushi), in a bid to complete his mission, but the resulting culture clash between East and West causes various hilarious problems. (StudioCanal UK)
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"Who is Dirty Harry?" A straightforward classic action film, nothing more, nothing less. In the original version with subtitles, but much more likable and without the atmosphere of a cheap B-movie, which our dubbing attributes to it and with which I (unfortunately) remembered. There are many memorable scenes in the film (the Moscow opening!) and Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi complement each other perfectly. The bloody dynamic action performed by Walter Hill cannot be faulted at all.
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I be in sauna. I go to West. In West different ideologia. It evil. My good. My Western partner bad. I slap some. My Western partner not so bad. I drive bus. I get watch. My Western partner not at all bad. He good man like me. I must fly home now. I at in good Commie movie, it good in my filmographia. I very satisfactory.
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Arnold is excellent again, he doesn't overact unnecessarily and with his motherfucker expression he easily outshines everything between Moscow and Chicago. His capitalist sidekick Belushi, though he gains some sympathy with his performance, feels as if he was there only to make Arnold's iconicity more visible. Story-wise, it’s one of those mediocre 80's B-movies that, apart from the pile of dead and maimed, is interesting mainly because the cold and principled Soviet is played by the embodiment of the modern American dream – but thank God for that... 60%
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's role as a zealous Soviet cop fits him perfectly and his interaction with the capitalist world of his partner Jim Belushi supplies the movie with a fairly decent dose of sarcasm and irreverent humour, otherwise, it is a relatively respectable B-movie with an ordinary plot about the hunt for a gruff drug dealer in which this time East and West join forces. In addition, Morpheus from The Matrix and Otík from My Sweet Little Village appear in supporting roles, so what else could a Czech movie-goer want more?
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The combination of the tough Soviet cop Arnie and the constantly wisecracking womanizer Belushi sounds fantastic on paper. But if I’m to be completely honest… the film didn’t fully realize its potential, unfortunately. On the other hand, it’s still a fairly successful B-movie where a few lines became legendary slogans ("Cocainum"). And actually, the action doesn’t feel outdated; I’ve never seen a final showdown with the villain that involves a chase with two buses destroying half of Chicago during their ride. And what about the story itself? Well… don’t expect anything sophisticated; at times, I’d call it genuine 80s trash (but in a good way :D). And how about the two main actors? I think Arnie nailed his role, and it was amusing to see him speak Russian with a heavy Austrian accent. Belushi played his part competently (though at times he did throw out some rather cringeworthy lines). But oh well. As a quick afternoon watch, it works just fine. For me, it’s a 6.5/10.
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