Despite a tendency to repeat itself, REDLINE is a fairly imaginative action pic. This post-Glasnost corruption adventure delivers plot twists that keep viewers off guard, set decoration that envelops the audience with a sense of rotting tradition, and a cynical tone that suggests rampant
capitalism is more of a moral plague than communism ever was.
Moscow, the near future. Petty criminal John Anderson Wade (Rutger Hauer) is shot to death by his partner, Merrick (Mark Dacascos) during his last smuggling run prior to retirement. Wade is selected for official resurrection by shadowy bureaucrat Vanya (Randall William Cook). Head of a corruption
task force, Vanya m...
Released:
1997
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins