Double détente

Parfaitement installé dans son rôle de flic soviétique zélé, Arnold Schwarzenegger et son interaction avec son homologue Jim Belushi, produit du monde capitaliste approvisionnent le tout d’une bonne dose de sarcasme et d’humour politiquement incorrect. À part ça, c’est un petit film plutôt bien foutu avec une intrigue classique et un trafiquant de drogue à la voix rauque qui, pour une fois, voit l’Est et l’Ouest unir leurs forces. (05/01/2020)

I be in sauna. I go to West. In West different ideologia. It evil. My good. My Western partner bad. I slap some. My Western partner not so bad. I drive bus. I get watch. My Western partner not at all bad. He good man like me. I must fly home now. I at in good Commie movie, it good in my filmographia. I very satisfactory. (10/07/2004)

The older the movie, the better it is. Nowadays, it's hard to find such a picture. Corpses are piled on top of each other and everyone is vulgar. Just the good old '80s. Schwarzenegger (in top form) is a classic Soviet "robot"" and James Belushi is a classic incompetent American cop. So there's no shortage of entertaining situations or action. I don't think anyone's ever going to shoot a bus chase like that again. Oh my, I was transported back to my childhood. By the way, did anyone notice János Bán’s "Otík" from My Sweet Little Village? :-) (27/06/2007)

"Who is Dirty Harry?" A straightforward classic action film, nothing more, nothing less. In the original version with subtitles, but much more likable and without the atmosphere of a cheap B-movie, which our dubbing attributes to it and with which I (unfortunately) remembered. There are many memorable scenes in the film (the Moscow opening!) and Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi complement each other perfectly. The bloody dynamic action performed by Walter Hill cannot be faulted at all. (17/12/2016)

A surprisingly funny and dynamic probe into Russian police practices. This time, it's the Americans who are incapable and the Russians are here to help, unusual roles that I wouldn't expect from Walter Hill. And the promising premise develops quite well. The screenplay is, of course, quite simple and not much happens in the film, but the wisecracks are brilliant and the duo of two such different policemen has a lot of charm. Additionally, Arnold in a Russian uniform, with plenty of one-liners and his unmistakable stiffness are simply and purely genius. The action is surprisingly skillfully shot and doesn't lack the necessary edge and speed. The typical craziness of the 1980s craziness (hairstyles, tough talk, unintentionally cheesy machismo) bothered me a bit at times, but it can be survived. (05/01/2006)