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Director: Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKee
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From Time Out New York
The lesson to be taken away from Red is that, after some killin’, the only thing that can make someone feel better is a new puppy. During a fishing trip, the dog of Avery Ludlow (Cox) is shot by a psychotic teen (Fisher). Avery just wants an apology, but when the law won’t help him, he takes up his own brand of vigilantism. Cox tries his best, but gets to shine only when delivering a monologue on his grisly family history. It begs to be elaborated upon, and is infinitely more worthy of screen time than this canine lovefest.Author: Anna King
Time Out New York Issue 671: August 7-13, 2008
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- Paul C said...
- Posted on Apr 12 2009 16:39 Good idea and the film starts off well but ends up more like a made for TV movie. The story doesn't really knit together.
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Cast & crew
Director: Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKee
Cast: Brian Cox, Kim Dickens, Noel Fisher
Duration: 100 mins
US Release: Aug 8 2008
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