The Red Eagle
| The Red Eagle | |
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| Directed by | Wisit Sasanatieng |
| Written by | Wisit Sasanatieng |
| Story by | Sek Dusit |
| Produced by | Aphiradee Iamphungphorn Kiatkamon Iamphungphorn Suradech Assawareunganun Pawas Sawatchaiyamet |
| Starring | Ananda Everingham Yarinda Bunnag Pornwut Sarasin Jonathan Hallman Wannasingh Prasertkul |
| Cinematography | Chukiat Narongri |
| Edited by | Sunit Asvinikul Phannipha Kabillikavanich |
| Music by | Wild at Heart |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Box office | $446,529[1] |
The Red Eagle[2][3] (Thai: อินทรีแดง, RTGS: Insi Daeng) is a 2010 Thai vigilante-superhero film directed and written by Wisit Sasanatieng.
Plot
Production
Ananda Everingham stars as the Red Eagle. The character was originally played by Mitr Chaibancha who died shooting the last scene in the 1960s film series of the same name.[4] Everingham said that "if you know anything about the history of the film, well, you can understand that the role felt like it was big shoes to fill."[4] The character was changed from being an alcoholic in the original series to being addicted to morphine in the new film.[2][3]
Cast
- Ananda Everingham as Rome Rittikrai/The Red Eagle
- Yarinda Bunnag as Vasana Tienpradap
- Pornwut Sarasin as Prime Minister Direk Damrongprapa
- Jonathan Hallman as Singh and Black Devil
- Wannasingh Prasertkul as Detective Chart Wuttikrai
- Pattanadesh Asasappakij[2]
Release
The Red Eagle had its world premiere in Bangkok on October 4, 2010.[4] The Red Eagle was released in Thailand on October 7, 2010.[2] The film had its international premiere at the 15th Busan International Film Festival on October 10.[5] The Red Eagle's Thai box office returns have been described as "underperformed" and "disappointing".[2][3]
Reception
The Red Eagle received generally negative reception from English language critics on its release. Film Business Asia gave the film a rating of three out of ten and called the film a "repetitive mess", stating "the main problem is the raggy script - a consistent problem with Sasanatieng's movies - and style-less, hand-held direction".[2] The Hollywood Reporter has mixed feelings on the action scenes in the film, but called the choreography not "particularly creative".[6] The review suggested if the project was made by directors Prachya Pinkaew and Panna Rittikrai that "it would have tighter action and more cinematic panache".[6] Variety gave the film a negative review, calling the film overlong and noting that "aside from a few eye-catching setpieces, there's little excitement or cinematic flair on display."[3] Both Variety and Film Business Asia critiqued the soundtrack calling it "Ear-splitting" and "the most deafening music track in memory" respectively.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Red Eagle".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfba-review - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Kuipers, Richard (October 17, 2010). "The Red Eagle". Variety. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Landreth, Jonathan (October 9, 2010). "Q&A: Ananda Everingham". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ↑ Kim, Ji-seok. "The Red Eagle". Pusan International Film Festival. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lee, Maggie (October 12, 2010). "The Red Eagle--Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 29, 2010.