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This is probably Dolphs worst film besides Stormcatcher, and although i was expecting something bad i was pleasantly surprised, in that it had some good moments. I am not a fan of Damien Lee he is not a director who is likely to produce anything above the average, but this film was better than i thought, they do take that old action film cliché of the bad pun to new heights where every sentence by one person is replied sarcastically by another and some times to funny effect but the dialogue is an exaggerated version of an Arnie script. Damien Lee's direction of the action scenes is annoying at times with shots so close up it ruins the fights, but there is an attempt at some Woo'esque action but it must be pointed out that the best action scene was borrowed from Stormcatcher, they actually took out a whole scene and in Stormcatcher the bloke in the scene was not Dolph but it is supposed to be him in Agent red (all of a sudden Dolph is about 5ft 11 instead of 6,5.), and it must be pointed out that Tony Hickox is a much better director. Basically this film is a very cliché action film that is not in anyway stylish or well scripted but it is funny, notably the bad Russian accents and the puns, one of which had me in stitches when Dolphs sergeant is briefing him on his mission saying "have you ever heard of agent red" and Dolph replies " it sounds like a bad action movie", so at least the makers of this new they were not making a classic, overall this is not horrendous but is still pretty bad,you could quite easily stomach the full ninety minutes on a good day, if only for the hilariously cheesy dialogue but if you have a choice between this and an earlier Dolph flick theplace this nicely back on the shelf. This is a tragic low point in Dolph's career. *

This is probably the stupidest movie I have seen in a long long time. Just the fact that at one point the dialog went, "Have you ever heard of Agent Red?", "Sounds like the name of a bad action movie."

The first complaint is the glaring inconsistencies. Having American's flying MIG's, having air-to-air missiles turning into torpedos when they hit the water. The fact that the submarine looked like an oil refinery rather than something where space is of a premium. Or maybe the lack of any attempt at military accuracy. The fact that the whole fleet couldn't destroy one measily sub! Or just the way the virus behaves. They say starts with headaches, then vomiting and then bleeding everywhere. Well guess what, people just started choking and then dying, no vomit, and only occasional blood. Oh and they said that the reason this virus was so terrible is that it has a 100% fatality rate and it kills within 12 minutes. Guess what, that is called a dead virus since in 12 minutes it can't get very far. The dangerous ones are when you are contagious for a long time before showing symptoms and then you die.

Then there is the horrible characters. Every Russian shown was either a terrorist or drinking vodka. All the Americans were caricatures of real people, and they kept saying "God help us." The American admiral had to ask the president to make every decision. Then there was Dolph Lundgren. Special forces marine so naturally he is sent to protect a virus on a Navy ship. And they send him via commercial transportation to boot.

Other bad things? So much of the footage was stolen from other movies it is laughable. They included a female terrorist basically so she could have a cat-fight with Dolph's fiancee. And then imagine every cliched action movie moment (that is even vaguely appropriate for a submarine or even airplane). Basically imagine giving a group of 4th graders the plot and have them fill in the story, write characters, etc. and you will have this movie.

Well the quote belongs to none other than Dolph Lundgren. And this is an understatement.

Dolph Lundgren stars as a naval officer who must keep a deadly virus out of terrorists hands.

I thought I was following Agent Red well until I saw "Dolph Lundgren" steal an aircraft which is footage from the startlingly routine Storm Catcher. This scene is more stylish and overall better than anything else in the film plus the guy is 5'11 Dolph is 6'5! This is incompetent filmmaking at it's worst. Avoid this like the plauge because once exposed you cannot survive.

1/2* (Out of four)

Wow... where to start... I'm still reeling from the experience of watching this piece of garbage and I think I'm permanently brain damaged after being exposed to it. Words cannot express how terrible this movie is. I don't care how bad that J. Lo movie "Gigli" is, it will not hold a candle to this waste of matter for pure crappiness. Dolph Lundgren is a marine -(who apparently is the only member of the entire US armed forces who can fly a stealth fighter in footage lifted from another crappy Dolph movie)- that must go board a sub in Russia so that some chemical weapon that the Russians stole from the Americans during the cold war can come back to the US. On board is Dolph's "ex-fiance", who aside from looking like a reject from a Ron Jeremy movie, is also possibly the worst actress to ever set foot on the planet. I had to look up this "actress" to see what other suckers have hired her for movies and found out two things.... 1. thankfully, she's not "in demand" and 2. Her shoddy acting is eclipsed only by her amazing spelling; I think her name is "Melanie" but it looks like some sort of indecipherable mumbo jumbo the way it is spelled. Anyway, I'm off track... this movie is pure crap.. not even one of those "watch with your friends after some herbal refreshment" movies... Everything from the recycled (and butchered) storyline of terrorists on a sub, where every possible cliche is used (and screwed up) to the awful performances, to the terrifyingly bad dialogue. This is the kind of movie that I think can be used as a torture device. There is one saving grace though, after watching the performances in this stinker, you'll be appreciating the master thespianism that is one Jean Claude Van Damme.

How bad is this film? VERY! I don't know where to start... well I do. Expectations were low from the opening credits listing (no not just because Dolph Lundgren was top billing) but a guy with one of the worst names in the business - Randolph Mantooth - was SECOND billing, obviously I wasn't expecting much. The love interest role fell to a woman who looked like she would be more comfortable in a porn film, add to that:

1) Some very bad acting (mostly from big Dolph) 2) A totally rubbish villain 3) Offensive Russian accents 4) straight-to-TV plot 5) Some cheesy sex-related one-liners that are disgusting and offensive

then you have one really, really bad movie. Just when you thought Dolph couldn't stoop any lower he does. In fact Dolph sums it up himself with a line from the film - asked if he knew what Agent Red was he replies "sounds like a bad action movie", boy was he ever right!

Another Cold War Red-movie, so popular in the 1980ies and 1990ies... And a tough guy in a limited space and time trying to prevent a major disaster and succeeding just before the final countdown, leaving behind tens of kicks, bursts and dead bodies - familiar, isn't it? The plot is very predictable and consequently rather horrible, but thanks to Lundgren the slightly more than 1,5 hours do not pass totally wasted or tediously. There are some funny lines and word plays (however, most of dialogs and events are rather artificially constructed), and even the bad guys are there not for money, but more sublime ideas - overshadowed by revenge, though.

The thrill is not there throughout the movie, but if you have nothing against Lundgren, it is watchable in a male company. Much worse movies have been made!

Wow! I didn't think they made movies this bad anymore. This movie looked like it was made for cheap network TV. Every aspect of this movie was bad. If you have time to see a movie please see something else. Time is precious, use yours to see something better - shouldn't be a challenge.

I am assuming that the 2000 action thriller "Agent Red" (aka "Captured") was a straight to video release. Regardless, while I did know that the movie existed, I actually never had a chance to watch it before here in 2025.

Was I harboring any grand expectations? No, not particularly. Why? Well, this just oozed low budget action movie from Dolph Lundgren, and God knows he has been in more than his share of such movies. But still, I opted to give directors Damian Lee and Jim Wynorski the benefit of the doubt.

The storyline in the movie was straightforward, though a bit on the generic side. Sure, it was a watchable enough movie for the generic action thriller type of entertainment that it was, so I suppose writers Kevin Bernhardt, Steve Latshaw and Damian Lee did a fair enough job with the script.

The acting performances in the movie were fair. The only familiar face on the screen, though, was Dolph Lundgren.

There is a fair amount of action in the movie, which definitely helped to keep the movie afloat; pardon the pun.

Watchable, sure, but hardly a movie that warrants more than a single viewing.

My rating of "Agent Red" lands on a generous four out of ten stars.

I haven't had this much fun with a Dolph movie since Showdown in Little Tokyo. I can't lie and say this is a good movie, but I can definitely say I found it to be a lot of fun. The absolutely cheese dialogue here is fantastic, it is full of memorable quotes that'll leave you cracking up after the credits are finished.

As for the movie itself, I don't think it deserves as low a rating as it got. I mean, it's certainly better than Silent Trigger, which has a higher rating. The story is shot full of holes, but who watches a Lundgren flick for its' story? The acting isn't all bad, though some people obviously just coast through their roles. All in all, it's just a bad action movie, but bad action movies need lovin' too.

Oh, and it has the greatest titular line ever.

Army dude: "Have you ever heard of Agent Red?"

Dolph Lundgren: "Sounds like a bad action movie."

Army dude: "I wish it was."

Good news, buddy, your wish came true

I rented this DVD as "Agent Red" and maybe someone changed the title hoping someone would be fooled into renting it like I did. I fast forwarded looking for the good parts and didn't find any. The plot holes you could float an aircraft carrier through.

Did you know nuke submarines had concrete floors and walls?

Anyway, to illustrate how bad it is the best acting comes from none other than Randolph Mantooth. What more can I say?

"Agent Red" isn't one of the best action movies, but it was still pretty good. Dolph Lundgren and Meilani Paul worked great together and after Paul lost the hat and the glasses, she became very hot. They are in a submarine for most of the movie and I know they can't do much in that kind of space, but they still find a way to make it work. Lundgren and Aleksandr Kuznetsov were pretty good together as the hero and the villain. Lundgren gave some good dialogue towards Kuznetsov and they were pretty funny, too. I also liked that Lundgren was dual wielding two Beretta M9 handguns during the movie, too.

Maybe a 3.5 just for Meilani Paul

Part 6 of the Dolph-a-thon and I came across 'Agent Red' on a streaming site. Never seen before. Will never see again.

This is terrible. It had a low rating of 3/10 on IMDB so didn't expect much. It lived up to its billing!

The only plus point was Meilani Paul who looks fabulous.

Dolph is playful enough but this seems beneath him.

This plays out like a Sci-fi channel movie. Do you remember those?

Really cheap CGI and lots of stock footage It's very cheesey and cheap looking and leans more into the so bad it's good vibe It reminded me of those Die Hard knock offs that would have David Hasselhoff in!!!

I, personally can not recommend it Its poorly made and after a brief look online I saw it was filmed a few years prior to 2000 and shelved as it was not deemed good enough for release

Should have stayed shelved!

Agent Red (2000) is an absolute trainwreck of a film. Seriously, it's hard to believe just how terrible it is. I found myself laughing out loud several times, not because it was funny, but because of how ridiculously bad it was. The acting is absolutely terrible and the story makes no sense at all.

If you're into so-bad-it's-good movies, then this one's a gem. It's like nobody involved cared enough to make it halfway decent. Dolph Lundgren as the supposed hero is about as cool as a wilted lettuce leaf. Seriously, dude, dozens of people just died, and you couldn't muster up a single care? It's mind-boggling.

If you're looking for a film where a woman pretends to push (non-existent) buttons on a phone, then Agent Red is your ticket.

I almost turned this movie off. I kept it on though so I could get a good laugh. It was very predictable all the way through the movie. Even the end. I kept it on just to see if I could keep guessing what was going to happen next, I was usually right.

This movie is a departure from the almost robotic characters that Dolph Lundgren has portrayed so often in his movies. This movie has a comedic bent to it, it's still an action flick but the quips in this movie are just plain funny! I had to stop the movie twice I was laughing so hard. I won't spoil the movie or the funny parts here but I'll just say watch the movie for yourself, you could have a ball.

Oh, and I think that the romantic bits kinda make you want to edit the movie for yourself but with the natural action in the script and the comedic value to the quips and one-liners makes this movie one of Lundgren's best. (IMHO)

Dolph Lundgren has lots of bad movies under his belt. This is one of his worst. Generally speaking, I love submarine movies. I've watched a huge amount of movies of this genre. Very few of them, if any, are worse than this. It's as bad as Octopus. First of all, there's a lack of action, like in most other ultra low budget DTV action flicks. The (very few) action scenes which made it all the way into the movie just aren't anywhere near the quality I would rate as acceptable. Lundgren isn't exactly a great actor (which shouldn't matter, because he's an action star), and when he has nothing to work with action-wise a project is doomed from the start. Agent Red proves this. I suffered heavily for more than 90 minutes. Don't make the same mistake as me.

Yes you negative reviewers heard me right, I Own This film on VHS, I got it from the Blockbuster Bargain bin for $5. Why I injoyed it I'm a Huge Action fan, I own the first 3 American Ninja's and the first No retreat No Surrender as well. I think you should give Dulph Some credit for trying to make a good action piece it's just not everybody's cup of tea that's all, I give it a 4*'s out of 5*'s rating. PS: Don't go near Micheal Duddikoff's Crash Dive if you don't like Agent Red you'd loath it!!!

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

An early and suprising in-joke in this latest OVER a latest Dolph Lundgren film comes as ironic,since it's ultimately shooting itself in the foot.And unfortunately,it's true in much more ways than it isn't.Why on earth Damian Lee changed the original script,where Dolph would have played a contract killer named Jim Solomen who develops a conscience while taking out the killers of a businessman's daughter,will remain a mystery.As it now is,it's a pretty misguided and blunderingly cheap (early footage is even borrowed from Dolph's other recent film Storm Catcher)take on The Hunt For Red October and Crimson Tide,with absurd dialouge and really clunky looking sets.Dolph quotes some memorable lines and looks in peak action man form,but the rest of the cast give pretty dour performances,especially those demonstrating the effects of 'Agent Red' on the board the submarine,who look more like they're rehearsing scenes from the Evil Dead while suffering terrible constipation.With the state of Dolph's movie distribution as tacky as it is,this is the one to least hold your breath over.**