But underestimating your audience can be insulting, and a few unanswered questions aren't always a bad thing.A by-the-numbers studio blockbuster originally acquired by Universal and engineered to strike box office gold, the pricey Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson-Ryan Reynolds vehicle “Red Notice” instead arrives this week as a Netflix original, testing the algorithm and the limits of tentpole moviemaking on our streaming screens. It's as if the filmmakers don't trust us to get their references or their story points. ![]() The reference is obvious, but the direction still has Reynolds whistle the Indiana Jonestheme song. There's a scene where Reynolds is wearing an explorer's outfit and hat while he and Johnson crack into a Nazi crypt. Granted, in some cases they're lying, but it still slows (and dumbs) the action down in the moment. Gadot starts one such explanation with, "At the risk of stating the obvious," then goes on to do just that. Characters detail exactly what's just happened or is about to, in case you didn't quite get it. Why bother with so many international locations if the production is going to rely on stereotypes (e.g., bullfighting in Spain) and only the best-known landmarks (pyramids in Cairo, the Louvre in Paris)? Similarly, the script seems to have a constant need to overexplain things. There are a few very funny moments in the film, like a Russian guard liking a shirtless Putin pic on Instagram, or when Reynolds asks Johnson's character if he knows the back of his head looks like a giant male member, but mostly the banter is more obvious than amusing. But Reynolds' ironic one-liners come across as cloying, and his character grates on the nerves within minutes of the opening scene. Dwayne Johnson plays straight man to Ryan Reynolds' tongue-in-cheek bad boy. Gal Gadot is charmingly sadistic as the stunning and fierce Bishop, and she has a scene where she beats both her buff co-stars to a pulp. Red Notice looks slick and boasts attractive A-list actors pulling fantastic stunts in gorgeous locations around the globe. This film would appear to have all the right ingredients for a franchise-ready adventure, yet something's notably off when the pieces are mixed together. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. ![]() A man says he could make a deepfake video of someone "mouth-sexing a goat." Characters all seem to have father issues. There are some jokes about penises and mention of an "erection," as well as other sexual innuendo. Language includes "f-k," "s-t," "bulls-t," "bitch," "son of a bitch," "ass," "a-hole," "penis," "d-khead," and "dip-d-k." It appears that prison guards' shirts read HOMO backward. There's very brief mention of suicide and "black sites." Nazis and Nazi symbols play a role. A character is said to have a penchant for strangling others ever since his dad tried to strangle him at 14 he later says he killed his dad by gunshot. A bridge collapses under a person, and people are left wounded or unconscious. There are bombs, explosions, fires, and car crashes. ![]() They fall from great heights, get shot at, shoot at others, and are chased on foot, in cars, and by air. Expect lots of action violence: Characters fight, kick, punch, and hit, and they get strangled, tied up, electrocuted, chased and tossed by a bull, and poisoned. Parents need to know that Red Notice is a globetrotting action-adventure starring Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, and Dwayne Johnson.
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