Schwarzenegger is watchable in yet another guns-and-stunts adventure, but this production is entirely forgettable.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Feb 6, 2025

Red Heat is absolutely worth the watch for the first 15 minutes alone.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Sep 29, 2023

Red Heat is a fast-paced action comedy, with gun fire, bursting with mishaps all around. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 7, 2022

Red Heat is a slick, effective cop movie, revealing that Schwarzenegger could dominate the screen given a role tailored to his unique style

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 18, 2022

Arnold's introductory sequence in the bathhouse is a stellar action set piece, and the mega-sized bus-chicken car chase / final showdown is simply unhinged 1980s action filmmaking excessive glory at its finest.

| Nov 2, 2019

It is fairly obvious why Schwarzenegger was chosen to play the role of Danko in Red Heat.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 30, 2019

Don't assume that Arnold is pure straight man here, though. He still gets his share of laughs, mostly based on the differences between east and west, and Belushi gets his shot at character and action.

| Mar 5, 2019

It might never be remembered as a great film - or even as a great Schwarzenegger film - but it's a great slice of nostalgia.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 27, 2011

Schwarzenegger, who when he dons a green suit is dubbed 'Gumby' by Belushi, is right on target with his characterization of the iron-willed soldier, and Belushi proves a quicksilver foil.

| Jul 6, 2010

...a plodding, downright generic buddy-cop thriller that's simply unable to sustain the viewer's interest for more than a few minutes at a time.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 29, 2009

Went hotly down my throat like a shot of vodka with a donut to appease this big hunger pang I suddenly had for junk Commie things.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 3, 2008

Surface stuff, moderately contemptuous, but entertaining enough.

| Feb 9, 2006

Hill's muscular, energetic direction makes what might have been just another buddy-cop thriller into an electrifying piece of escapism. One of Arnold's most underrated flicks.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 25, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 17, 2005

This thing was a dud in the 80s. That's saying something.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | May 27, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 10, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 29, 2004

''Red Heat'' is a topically entertaining variation on the sort of action-adventure nonsense that plays best on television.

| May 20, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 6, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 25, 2002