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Red Dawn (2012)

PG-13 11/21/2012 (US) Action, Thriller 1h 33m

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A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky—shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves prisoners and their town under enemy occupation. Determined to fight back, a group of young patriots seek refuge in the surrounding woods, training and reorganizing themselves into a guerrilla group of fighters.

Dan Bradley

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Carl Ellsworth

Screenplay
Jeremy Passmore

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Chris Hemsworth

Jed Eckert
Josh Peck

Matt Eckert
Josh Hutcherson

Robert Kitner
Isabel Lucas

Erica Martin
Adrianne Palicki

Toni Walsh
Connor Cruise

Daryl Jenkins
Edwin Hodge

Danny
Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Sgt. Maj. Andy Tanner
Michael Beach

Mayor Jenkins
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A review by Gimly

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Written by Gimly on September 13, 2018

Who are these children, what are their relationships with one another and why did they go from frightened civilians to dedicated (and trained) guerrilla soldiers over the course of one montage with no development character or otherwise? Genuinely though, Red Dawn (2012) is a lot better than I was expecting, and I can honestly say I think I like the role of the adult US soldiers in this one more than I did in the original. Still a bit of a 'why bother?' though. Maybe a TV series for the next reboot?

Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

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