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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Village VoiceAmy NicholsonVillage VoiceAmy NicholsonRed Army is a riveting look behind the Iron Curtain.
- 83HitfixDrew McWeenyHitfixDrew McWeenyGabe Polsky has made a smart and incisive film about an important moment in the history of a now-fallen empire, and he happened to make it wildly entertaining as well. No easy feat.
- 80CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdalePolsky keeps Red Army driving forward and the result is a film as fast-paced and bloody-minded as the sport it celebrates.
- 80The GuardianHenry BarnesThe GuardianHenry BarnesRed Army is executive produced by Werner Herzog and Polsky borrows some his impishness. He makes sport of the old guard's rebuffs, glories in the occasion when Fetisov gives him the finger. This, he seems to say, is the attitude that made these guys.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonRed Army is a slick, witty, fast-moving blend of sports story and history lesson.
- 80VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThe strength of Red Army lies in its deep appreciation for the many ironies of the situation, the bone-deep complexities of national identity, and the fact that, on some level, home will always be home.
- You don’t have to be a sports fan or a Cold War buff to relish the compelling political investigation and fierce rink action in this brisk, terrific movie.
- 75Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaGabe Polsky's quiet yet welcome achievement is to allow us to see the individual amid the politics, clearly and sympathetically.
- 75New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeThe Soviet era is more interesting than the NHL years, but still, the film is entertaining even for ardent nonfans.
- 75The A.V. ClubDavid EhrlichThe A.V. ClubDavid EhrlichIf Miracle can be thought of as "Flags Of Our Fathers: On Ice," Red Army is its "Letters From Iwo Jima." Gabe Polsky’s film humanizes the players of the Soviet Union national team, who were humiliated by a ragtag crew of amateur college kids during the most internationally politicized game in the history of American sports.