2008 · drama · thriller · revenge
Red
Directed by Lucky McKee, Trygve Allister Diesen1h 33m2008
Avery, a reclusive older man, has a best friend in his dog, Red. When three teens kill Red without reason, Avery sets out for justice and redemption, attempting to follow the letter of the law. But when the law fails him, and the boys' father clearly defines right and wrong in his own way, Avery must avenge himself by any means possible.
Our read: Red (2008) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · thriller · revenge entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- cold
- intimate
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