Red Notice has been one of the talked-about Hollywood releases. Red Notice was released this Friday on Netflix. It brings together three of Hollywood's biggest stars: Dwayne Johnson as an FBI agent John Hartley, Ryan Reynolds as art thief Nolan Booth and Gal Gadot as up-and-coming criminal The Bishop.
With so much double-crossing and random teaming-up, it seems to be a Hollywood version of ‘Race’ franchise. The film marks the third collaboration between Thurber and Johnson following Central Intelligence (2016) and Skyscraper (2018). Originally planned for release by Universal Pictures, Netflix acquired the distribution rights on July 8, 2019. It had a limited theatrical release on November 5, 2021 before digitally debuting on the platform on November 12, 2021. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics.
Storyline
When an Interpol-issued Red Notice the highest level warrant to hunt and capture the world's most wanted goes out, the FBI's top profiler John Hartley (Dwayne Johnson) is on the case. His global pursuit finds him smack dab in the middle of a daring heist where he's forced to partner with the world's greatest art thief Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds) in order to catch the world's most wanted art thief, "The Bishop" (Gal Gadot). 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.
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Review
The film promised us an adventure of a lifetime, a roller coaster that was supposed to leave us gasping for breath, courtesy the high amount of adrenaline, burning choppers and raging bulls in an arena. What it delivers is a tepid and auto-rickshaw ride to its viewers. The plot is as thin as it gets. New, lazy twists are conjured after every 20 minutes just when Ryan’s nonsense couldn’t hold up the film any longer. The entire film has 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 other locations flash in big red fonts but the action is almost always indoors.