Red Notice has been one of the talked-about Hollywood releases. Red Notice was released this Friday on Netflix. It bringstogether three of Hollywood's biggest stars: Dwayne Johnson as an FBI agentJohn Hartley, Ryan Reynolds as art thief Nolan Booth and Gal Gadot asup-and-coming criminal The Bishop.
With so much double-crossing and randomteaming-up, it seems to be a Hollywood version of ‘Race’ franchise. Thefilm marks the third collaboration between Thurber and Johnson following CentralIntelligence (2016) and Skyscraper (2018). Originally plannedfor release by Universal Pictures, Netflix acquired thedistribution rights on July 8, 2019. It had a limited theatrical releaseon November 5, 2021 before digitally debuting on the platform on November12, 2021. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics.
Storyline
When an Interpol-issued Red Notice thehighest level warrant to hunt and capture the world's most wanted goes out, theFBI's top profiler John Hartley (Dwayne Johnson) is on the case. His globalpursuit finds him smack dab in the middle of a daring heist where he's forcedto partner with the world's greatest art thief Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds) inorder to catch the world's most wanted art thief, "The Bishop" (GalGadot). The high-flying adventure that ensues takes the trio around the world,across the dance floor, trapped in a secluded prison, into the jungle and,worst of all for them, constantly into each other's company.
Review
The film promised us an adventure of alifetime, a roller coaster that was supposed to leave us gasping for breath,courtesy the high amount of adrenaline, burning choppers and raging bulls in anarena. What it delivers is a tepid and auto-rickshaw ride to its viewers. The plotis as thin as it gets. New, lazy twists are conjured after every 20 minutesjust when Ryan’s nonsense couldn’t hold up the film any longer. The entire filmhas a very made-in-a-studio feel. The heroes' travels take them to Argentina,represented by a few bushes and a tiny waterfall. Rome, Bali and a dozen otherlocations flash in big red fonts but the action is almost always indoors.