Harrill Reporting

The film Red, directed by Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee, is about a man, played by Brian Cox, whose dog is taken from him in a manner that would turn anyone’s stomach. He sets out for legal justice for those who have taken Red from him. The roads that lead the man to justice is quite surprising and shocking.

I did not hate nor like this film. I am against animal cruelty and that pulled at my heart strings. Red also shows that animals really don’t matter to the justice system, but money does. Through the film I started to predict what might happen next. To my surprise, I was almost right every time, which is the great let down of this feature. Brian Cox is a wonderful actor in this movie, and so is one young male actor who played the younger brother, Harold (Kyle Gallner). Yet, some characters seemed to be put in to fill space on the screen or to take up time. The conclusion of Red was stereotypical and cliché for a film like this. But nevertheless, it had an up lifting ending, and after all that you will see in this feature, you might want it. Also, with the week I have been having, I needed to see it.

3.5 Film Reels