Whether it's called SAS: Red Notice or SAS: Rise of the Black Swan, this is a thoroughly mediocre action thriller.
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Tom Buckingham (SAM HEUGHAN), a special forces operator, is taking Dr. Sophie Hart from London to Paris to propose. When their train is deep inside the Channel Tunnel, Grace Lewis (RUBY ROSE) and her team of heavily armed war criminals seize the train and hold hundreds of passengers hostage. Grace threatens to expose the British governments darkest secrets and blow up the Channel Tunnel if her ransom demands are not met. Unarmed and cut off from his counter terror team, Tom is the only hope that Sophie and the other passengers have to make it out alive. Based on the best-selling novel by former SAS operator Andy McNab, SAS: RED NOTICE is a provocative and authentic portrayal of an emergency response operation and the singular mindset Tom needs to survive.
Rating:
R (Strong/Bloody Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre:
Action
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English (United Kingdom)
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Release Date (Streaming):
Mar 16, 2021
Runtime:
2h 3m
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Mar 1, 2022
A glossy, testosterone-filled ride that will pass an evening for those who love their action big and blunt. It's unlikely to guarantee Heughans casting as the world's greatest secret agent, but it won't do him any harm either.
Sep 20, 2021
Sam Heughan is a strong action hero fighting terrorists on a train.
Sep 4, 2021
While not a travesty by any means, this premise has been done before and executed better.
Sep 4, 2021
This was a premise that just needed to lean in on its action hero DNA roots harder instead of trying to make a weak thinking man's spy thriller.
Apr 15, 2021
SAS: Red Notice is so close to being fun that it's a real shame to see it let down by a lousy script, lazy directing and enough army cliches to fill a dozen Call Of Duty cutscenes.
Apr 15, 2021
As a wannabe series or franchise-starter - McNab has two other books ready for adaptation - SAS: Red Notice will leave even the most diehard action fans feeling left out.
Apr 15, 2021
The action is second-rate, and Ruby Rose is an over-the-top villain, but it's amusing to see the film pander to America's idea of Britain: the hero is called Tom Buckingham and owns a stately home.
Apr 15, 2021
It's familiar territory, and while tried and tested, the film does lack a sense of originality.
Apr 15, 2021
Undoubtedly, there's an audience for this kind of film - there's plenty of them - but all SAS: Red Notice offers is the routine, the predictable and the stereotypical.
Apr 15, 2021
While the direction by Magnus Martens is standard for this sort of action film, it's the script adapted from ex-SAS officer-turned-author Andy McNab's book that is surprisingly character-driven.
Apr 2, 2021
The plot is both simple and overcomplicated, but lots of not always well explained detail cannot hide its derivative nature.
Apr 2, 2021
McNab writes pacy, exciting thrillers that offer perfect ammunition for screen adaptations but, in this instance, someone has loaded blanks.
Mar 25, 2021
This isn't the most memorable film, but it's a competent actioner that will satisfy anyone who enjoys gritty stories in which one good man goes up against a group of ruthless, well-prepared bad guys.
Mar 15, 2021
Bad by design, stupid in execution and soulless in every important and unimportant way.
Mar 15, 2021
There's no doubt that the film is a little flabby and overlong, but it's never anything other than supremely watchable.
Mar 14, 2021
It's occasionally messy and never subtle, but aesthetically it's deliriously pleasurable and far better than it has any right to be.
Mar 12, 2021
A winner strictly in the action department, but there is also admiration to be found in the messy behavior of its characters. Sam Heughan and Ruby Rose impress both verbally and physically
Mar 12, 2021
SAS: Red Notice doesn't really know how to articulate the things it wants to say, but if you just look at it as a straight-up action jam you'll have a fun enough time.
Mar 12, 2021
With action scenes as inept as the plot is illogical, the film does Heughan no favours.
Mar 11, 2021
It's all great fun - and very Die Hard in a train tunnel, with plenty of action and the odd twist to sprinkle a little salt on the visual popcorn.
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