![]() ![]() The plot leads them on a wild goose chase which includes Nazi underground bunkers, a watch with a treasure map, and a bullfight in Rome's famed colosseum, which all culminates with the twist that Hartley and The Bishop are actually a team. The two make a plan to escape and find all of Cleopatra's eggs before The Bishop can get to them. After the number one art thief in the world, The Bishop (Gal Gadot), erases all of Hartley's credentials, Interpol throws both Hartley and Booth into a Russian prison. ![]() The film follows FBI Agent John Hartley (Dwayne Johnson) on a mission with Interpol to intercept the number two art thief in the world, Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds), from stealing one of Cleopatra's famed golden eggs. With two of Hollywood’s most reliable crowd-pleasers at its helm, Red Notice was little more than Netflix’s attempt to prove itself capable of producing blockbuster-sized content as a way to garner more subscribers, a goal which it seems to have accomplished.Despite all of Red Notice's bad reviews, the movie somehow reached the top spot on Netflix's most-watched list. The characters in Red Noticeare rather one-dimensional and the story is bland and unoriginal, but the quality was never of significant importance. ![]() Without Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson, the film would’ve been a disaster. The two actors get big payouts on top of the opportunity to promote their brands, and Netflix gets scores of new subscribers in exchange. Putting the two of them front and center effectively ensure the film’s success, regardless of the quality of the story. Reynolds and Johnson are perhaps the most marketable faces in Hollywood, each capable of saving franchises ( Deadpool and The Fast Saga respectively) with nothing but their charm. This may be a coincidence, but it at the very least worked well with Netflix’s plan to drive attention to their platform. Netflix's Red Notice was released on November 12th, the same day that Disney+ unveiled a slew of their platform’s upcoming projects. Although the cameos from the actors’ respective brands are themselves somewhat inoffensive, they suggest that Netflix’s intentions for Red Notice were to advertise rather than entertain. They aren’t paid an overwhelming amount of attention, but the bottles are certainly rather noticeable. Aviation Gin, the liquor company owned by Reynolds since 2018, and Teremana Tequila, the liquor company founded by Johnson in 2020, both make brief appearances in the film. The film contains product placement for companies owned by both Reynolds and Johnson. The underwhelming plot of Red Notice leaves many questions unanswered (which is not uncommon in blockbusters such as this), but making a cohesive movie does not seem to have been of the utmost importance to Netflix. Related: Why It Doesn’t Matter For The Rock That Red Notice’s Box Office Is So Bad Red Notice is Netflix’s first true-to-form blockbuster, with all of the makings of a large-scale theatrical release, and that’s exactly the problem. Red Notice takes advantage of the chemistry Reynolds and Johnson established in Hobbs and Shaw, with their relationship supplying most of the film’s comedic beats. The film centers around Special Agent John Hartley (played by Johnson), a high-ranking FBI profiler who recruits the help of international art thief Nolan Booth (played by Reynolds) in order to thwart a high-stakes heist orchestrated by The Bishop (played by Gal Gadot). Red Notice is Netflix’s most expensive project to date, reportedly costing upwards of $200 million to produce. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |