It is actually impressive how unnecessary this was. I do not know why I saw it. What possible appeal could have come out of this film? Why are talented actors such as Josh Peck, Chris Hemsworth and Jeffrey Dean Morgan completely phoning it in? Why would anyone think this would not be a complete waste of time, money and screens in a multiplex? These are questions that will never get answered Perhaps they will never get answered because they are that rhetorical. Either way...Red Dawn proves that Hollywood is officially a wasteland of unoriginal, uninspired garbage.
The film stars Chris Hemsworth and Josh Peck as brothers Jed and Matt. One day after a football game, Matt wakes up to a mysterious noise. He asks Jed what it is. It turns out that it is the North Koreans taking over. They then have to recruit fellow fighters such as Robert (Josh Hutcherson), Toni (Adrianne Palicki) and Daryl (Connor Cruise) among others.
The main problem with this film (and trust me there are many) is that it is overly patriotic in the way it presents itself. It's almost as if director Dan Bradley and writers Carl Ellsworth and Jeremy Passmore made the film with the mindset that America is the only country that matters. That is all subjective so I don't mind someone thinking that. However, don't force it onto every member audience by making an unbearable film. The actors all feel as if they are improvising-acting immature at every turn and the action might as well not be there. There are also much too many scenes in which the film tries to be cool and up to date but rather feels dated and ridiculous.
In the end-there is no reason to see this film. Wasn't one Red Dawn enough?: Apparently not according to Hollywood. It's almost as if this is all that is left of the mainstream movies nowadays. Oh well-I still have an art house theater around me.
(1 out of 5 Stars, The film is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense war violence and action and for language)
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