Redirected (2014) User Reviews

It's not terrible

[trashcan-e · 5/10 · 20 December 2014]

It's not terrible, but that's also not saying much. The score also isn't very indicative of this film's quality, but on such a prominent site as IMDb - it is no surprise. 5 stars for the effort of trying to be something it clearly isn't - a Guy Ritchie style gangster flick.

Is it funny ? Yeah, at times - it is, but most of the laughs are accompanied by a cringe. Is it original ? Hardly. You always get a feeling you have seen all this before - which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but in this case it feels like Re-Directed is awkwardly trying to mimic its bigger brothers from UK. The dramatic arguments in some of the scenes feel incredibly forced - clear over-acting steals the emphasis from what should be really important in the scene. That said, the pacing is okay, there's enough action for this kind of movie and it doesn't stall too much. Also, I found some scenes genuinely comical, but some were a bit too cliché-ridden.

What deserves some applause though, is that the director didn't attempt to paint a realistic picture of Lithuania, but took the satirical, "Looney Tunes" approach instead. It's one of the things I actually liked about this film - it's very light-hearted and doesn't take itself seriously, which scores it some very much needed points.

This is something you watch once, then remember how many times you had watched Snatch/Lock Stock, and then watch them again - because they are worth it.

It was a good "something different" movie!!

[jackdnimble · 7/10 · 27 December 2015]

Somewhat slapstick, but I think it was well written, nicely sequenced and the actors performed well. It was a great late night watch and I cannot complain.

I laughed my head off in more than a few scenes and I don't laugh easily ;) at most things that amuse others. For example, I found Fargo and Pulp Fiction to be hilarious!

Emilis has done a good job directing the film. A bit of Coen favor,some shades of Guy Ritchie and of course some inspiration from Tarantino.

Overall a good one time watch. unlikely to be a classic, but IMO much better than other stuff that masquerades as comedy!

A very decent comedy from Lithuania

[n21 · 7/10 · 15 November 2014]

First of all, the movie got me a lot of good laughs, especially in the beginning, where Brits get into all kinds of awkward situations and troubles in an Eastern-Europe country. I absolutely love the stereotypical depiction of locals, however they are too inhospitable and swear way too much -- people in Poland and Baltics usually are a lot more friendlier than the movie wants us to believe.

There are lots of really good jokes about the stereotypical eastern-European "love" of foreigners (means: you will most probably end up robbed, naked and find yourself in the middle of nowhere if you walk too far from city centre and trust locals too much), lots of funny moments flavoured with a good load of nonsense and stupidity.

I say, you should watch it. Well done, Lithuania.

"The most pointless movie I have seen in a while."

[Roland-Reismaa · 7/10 · 21 October 2014]

I heard a lady say this when we were exiting the movie theater. I don't agree with it but she may be right just a bit.

This won't be a long review but I will give out a few of my thoughts about it.

I think it will have/has a commercial success due to Vinnie Jones on the poster. A very absurd and entertaining movie. For us, Eastern European people it gave a lot of joy because we can relate to those Russian obscene phrases. Also the architecture was so familiar because most of the buildings haven't been repaired or changed since the collapsing of the Soviet Union.

This isn't a movie to be taken seriously. Most of the thrilling parts were predictable but still entertaining. It tends to be like it that nowadays it is hard to surprise the audience with something original. So keeping that in mind it is watchable and still fun.

I heard it is compared to Hangover. There is a fair resemblance. Though they are completely different movies.

In conclusion I recommend to see this one for the laughs and mindless fight scenes. Don't go If you are not into absurdity.

So annoying.

[mk57 · 21 December 2014]

Although it is written the way it is, I found this film to be incredibly annoying. The situations are farcical and far fetched....but not in a good way. Never before have I watched a film that gets me screaming at the screen " Just shoot them !! " so often and with such passion. 9's out of 10 for THIS film ? Perleaaase ! Get real.....a FOUR at the very most !! I had NO sympathy with the 3 robbers and the guy who is unwittingly coerced into being part of their activities. They ALL needed shooting and I came away from this feeling sorry for Vinnie Jones that he had to put himself through this pile of do-do. If you intend watching this, be fully prepared to shout at the screen like I did. Enjoy, if you like to be wound up !

Funny, in a pantomime-like kind of way

[pauly_c · 7/10 · 27 May 2017]

This is a violent movie, true, with plenty of four-letter expletives, but the violence is a little bit cartoon-like really. If you can forgive that, then the movie is worth watching for the humour, because it is very funny in places. Vinny Jones is his normal menacing self. Jolly good fun.

Emilis Velyvis can do better

[krka15 · 6/10 · 12 January 2014]

I like Emilis Velyvis movies in general: the Guy Ritchie influenced tough characters interconnecting with one another, gritty street life, fast pacing, stylized action. They appeal to most Lithuanians, because they show a lot of nuances from everyday life of the country in a comic way (Zero being my favorite). I had big expectations from this movie and it was quite promising in the beginning, but as it went by it turned into a complete crowd pleaser, exchanging any subtlety for some cheap laughs.

The performances were pretty good on the English side, (Vinnie Jones never disappoints) but the Lithuanians were on a bit lower level overall. Some of Lithuania's best actors are cast in roles which don't use their great acting potential at all. The target audience can spot some funny cameos of characters from the earlier movies and Lithuanian show business, but I wouldn't call them interesting, to say the least.

The plot was quite simple and intriguing, but that also faded out into the banal. At some point you could start feeling that it won't get any better - the intrigue is getting drained with cliché situations and stereotypical comedy which isn't really clever. The dialog is, on occasion, well written, but it often seems unnatural and hollow.

The production quality, cinematography is one of the best I've seen from our country's movie-making, but again, there is nothing you haven't really seen before anywhere else. It's nice that this movie is helping Lithuania to get some attention in this field internationally and I hope it allows the creation of more quality films here. I feel like Emilis Velyvis finally got what he needed to make the movie he wanted and sadly in the end it came across as an another competition of who can curse better. Maybe it was the movie he wanted to make, but seeing his older work, I'd say he can do better.

Once again disappointed.

[nathansafetech · 2/10 · 18 December 2014]

I got this movie one week ago and the rating was 8.9, today it is already 8.5, who knows how it will be 3 weeks from now. I seems as if people watch the trailer and and base their opinions on it. If this happened to be true Prometheus would have been the best movie of all times, well, it ain't. Bad comedy, they have tried to set the tone by using music on every scene which got obvious and boring quite fast. They also tried to use "The Hangover" for some part of the script and it was a nightmare.

In three weeks or less if people actually watch this movie through the end it could be a solid 5.7.

Very fun and entertaining movie

[Gexas · 8/10 · 11 January 2014]

I think it's important to mention that it is probably the first "made in Lithuania" movie worth seeing for viewers outside Lithuania borders. As Lithuanian I would write whole 10 for it, but being realistic and thinking about international audience I will vote for something between 7 or 8.

Now about movie. Without spoiling anything: it's a criminal, little bit dark humor comedy about few English guys who decided to rob some gangsters and run to Malaysia. Everything went according to the plan except one thing- them flight was redirected to god forgotten eastern European country with unpronounceable name.

This movie took place in Lithuania and reflects myth and ideas about it, but in my opinion those myth would fit perfectly for any eastern European country and any viewer from there will find something alike in them homeland.

Because most of the audience will be from Lithuania there are some jokes that only Lithuanians will understand or understand it differently from the rest, but I think it shouldn't cause much problem for anyone.

I should mention that this movie is mostly in English, but also you can hear some Lithuanian language, some very "broken" English and even few words in Russian. Don't worry because everything is subbed. This kind of thing is done because in Lithuania older generation hardly speak English and it was the only way to show it. And also it's very fun to watch this miss-communications between main characters and natives. Maybe it will be harder for ones who do not understand Lithuanian language, but still it should be pretty entertaining because subs will let you catch the idea.

By the whole this movie is really entertaining and fun to watch. Maybe little bit to much nudity and curse words, but let's not forget that it is S rated move. Also some things shown are little to harsh and show eastern Europe from not the bright side, but this movie is not a documentary so it shouldn't taken seriously, it should be watched with little irony and wish to laugh at yourself (last part dedicated for eastern European viewers).

To sum up everything- if you like Guy Ritchie movies, if you liked movies like "Snatched", "Seven Psychopaths" or movie "Kiss kiss kiss bang bang" you will probably like this one too.

Some bad reviews but I enjoyed it.

[abowkley · 7/10 · 1 September 2017]

I enjoyed this one, it was a mix of lock stock with The hangover, it was predictable but after 10000 movies they are all predictable. not a Vinnie Jones fan but he works well in movies like this, nice Tony Montana reference thrown in their. It could have been written better so not a 10er

I honestly don't understand the high rating

[joksa_yu2001 · 1/10 · 16 December 2014]

This was one of the worst high rated movies I've ever seen. Made me so mad, I gave it rating 1, just because it was so overrated. I mean 8,7 from 12.000 users? Have you actually seen the movie before you rated it? I read somewhere this is the first Lithuanian movie to be accepted internationally. Well, if it means this is the first Lithuanian movie I've ever seen, then it's probably right. It's a Guy Ritchie meets Emir Kusturica. The acting is very thin, though. It's full of Eastern Europe clichés, but it's so overt, it's not even funny. I knew what to expect in each of the following dialogues 10 minutes into the movie. I fast forwarded through certain parts.

In conclusion, if you want to see a bad ass, fast-cut, violent Brit movie, go see the Snatch. If you want to see an Eastern European movie, see the Underground. If you want to see a mix of the two, and a bad one if I might add, see this.

A good mix of Ritchie& Kusturica styles

[tomaslangaitis · 8/10 · 31 January 2014]

Finally, a Lithuanian directed movie I am proud to present to the international community.

Not another down-tempo super metaphoric berlin-festival-wannabe 'theather play' but a true global-standard entertainment.

Nothing much original: several B grade stars, lots of Guy Ritchie style swear-run-shoot scenes and Kusturica style humor. However, finally, two hours well spent with no sense of obligation to "support local produce".

The movie begins in London but moves out to Lithuania shortly after. To a disgrace (and even shock) to some Lithuanians, Vilnius is portrayed as a dirty and corrupted city with criminal elements roaming the streets day and night. Well, its wasn't that bad even in the 90s but, well, Balcan'ish chaos is much more entertaining to watch as compared to Scandinavian'ish modern and calm reality. Countryside is also shown at its ('somewhere in Siberia') extreme and reminded me the Russian movies, such as Osobennosti natsionalnoy rybalki (1998).

Don't trust the IMDb rating unless its has >20k votes, as the first 10k will be voted by patriot Lithuanians. In any way, to sum up, its a good film to eat some popcorn and to laugh with (or at) the eastern europeans.

Mad Lithuanians Vs Cockney Geezers

[seanness-697-457072 · 7/10 · 9 January 2015]

Redirected has all the hallmarks of a Guy Ritchie film except it's not. This movie is directed by a Lithuanian who goes by the name of Emilis Velyvis and is the first time he has directed an English/Lithuanian cast, successfully I must add . Not only has he made a cracking film, he has thrown in a bit of gangster action, comedy and a bunch of Lithuanians fighting cockney geezers. This is probably the best film that Vinnie Jones has starred in (one that he actually has a speaking part) since Mean Machine (aye I liked it n whit?). Also starring Scot Williams, Gil Darnell and Oliver Jackson. If you are a fan of Lock Stock, Snatch and RocknRolla (we all know that Revolver was an abortion) then you'll be a fan of this movie.

Another untrustworthy IMDb score

[CharlieHound · 4/10 · 16 December 2014]

I was really looking forward to this, especially after seeing the cracking score it had on IMDb... but terminal boredom set in after 20 minutes and I was wishing I'd watched something more interesting... like grass growing!

I try to like English films but this one was a total disaster!

I know I'm going to get a load of dislikes from paid reviewers but I wouldn't give this more than 4/10, and that's being generous!

Where do these scores come from, and how much do they cost to buy?

It's getting to the stage where I can no longer trust IMDb reviews and scores, as it's quite obvious that this score wasn't obtained in the normal manner (where people rate something based on how crap it isn't)

Do yourself a favour and watch something that isn't this.

Too Much Hype

[RinKaV3 · 6/10 · 5 December 2015]

To begin with, there was too much hype for this movie, well at least in Lithuania, the country where this movie was first released it. A lot of lithuanians liked this movie, well because there were a lot of Lithuanias famous actors, 1 famous actor that was dead and this was hes last movie, then there were some lame scenes, jokes that lithuanians loved where a lot of swearing is included. Me, myself, I din't really liked this movie that much, but it wasn't too bad either, plus there was actor Vinnie Jones, that I love when I see acting in comedies, well, but not in this one. If there were no actors from abroad, then this movie would have an even lower rating. Overall score from me for this movie would be 5-6/10.

Not a masterpiece, but still a good watch

[robkle666 · 7/10 · 15 January 2014]

OK, probably the main audience here is Lithuanian people or some other eastern European people. And this movie is just for that audience, maybe some British people would like it too. It's not for everyone, because half of the jokes there are for Lithuanian audiences. But any other person would probably enjoy it just as much.

First of all, i think it is just a bit over-hyped. I mean it's a good action movie and full of dark humor(it's hilarious actually), but there is no deep meaning or anything like that, you won't even find a moral to the story (maybe the "don't steal" one). And it is definitely not worth the rating of 9.7 or whatever it is now.

Well it is basically about a group of small time thieves who rob the wrong people and try to run away to Malaysia, but due to a volcano eruption, their flight has been REDIRECTED to Lithuania's Vilnius airport and then those "wrong" people try to track them down. Then the fun begins and all the myths about Lithuania are brought to life in this movie. Oh, and spoiler alert, in my opinion there was no proper ending in this movie or they are planning on a sequel. But for a simple, easy movie this would be perfect to watch with friends and a couple of beers.

what a bore.....a big meh.....

[MovieIQTest · 15 December 2014]

i don't know what's wrong with the British movies, every time when i tried to watch a highly praised British movie, especially in the category or genre of thriller or action movie, i just couldn't finish it. there seems a format that making the British action movies so inferior to Hollywood stuff. in the British movies, the dialog got to be screamed and yelled, like all the participants were either too excited or too scared. the words and sentences were just language abuse to the extreme. the "bloody or fxxking" words were so overly used, it seems that everyone wanted to look tough and vicious, but at the same time, all of them were just scared shxtless. the other thing that turned me down every time when watching a British movie is everything in it was overly exaggerated to match those ugly words. everybody was yelling and screaming. the British humor also so disconnected with me, i've never laughed or even smiled to their 'bloody' jokes, never. i often ended up returned the rentals right away, no exception. British movie industries only better than light comedy or romance, or adaptations from the classic literature, when people wearing old costumes, riding on horses or sitting in a wagon. those popular so-called mystery, those laughable murder cases, those with the 'chief inspector', old or female chiefs whatever, were most written by house wives. their logic or reasoning are so poor and laughable. British action films are just like Bollywood action films, no matter how serious situation is, no matter how dangerous the main character is facing, suddenly, it turns into singing and dancing. so like Bollywood movies, if they cannot get rid of the singing and dancing, Hindi movies would never be taken seriously. by the same token, if the British movies cannot change the yelling and screaming dialog, if they could not change the way of communication into more normal condition, it'd always turn out to be a big unbearable and noisy mess. This one is the good example of yelling and screaming British style.

Not Bad (Maybe)

[bingsfilms · 7/10 · 3 June 2016]

Redirected is a story along the lines of Snatch, set in Lithuania.

The plot is sort of on a bell curve, the beginning being not the best, and the ending being pretty awful. The dark comedy and action found within the bulk of the movie is what put my rating up to 7 stars.

I'm trying my best to avoid spoilers, and most of the movie carries some weight tied to the plot, so I'm just going to skip this bit on fear of being blacklisted.

The sound is another complaint that a lot of people had. I wasn't paying much attention and as such didn't have much problem with it. This might be what brought my review up a bit more.

Now for the people who won't like this movie and what they can watch instead:

If you can't stand a solid 10-15 minutes of rather boring introductory plot, I'd say this movie isn't for you. Instead, try "Snatch" or "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels". (For movies of a similar feel that pick up a bit more quickly)

If you really can't stand the lack of sound, I'd again suggest "Snatch" and "Moonwalkers"

If you're not a fan of Darker Action-Comedies, a solid alternative would be "Kung Fury" or "Naked Gun".

Finally, if you aren't an action oriented person, a non action-y movie that is more Dark in its Dark Comedy would be "Trainspotting". Also good.

Promising start, but then......Oh dear

[steve-mason66 · 3/10 · 2 January 2015]

This movie had quite a promising start, but unfortunately the writers ran out of ideas after less than an hour. The story is nothing original - bad guys had something taken from them, bad guys try to get it back, how original is that, it's been done a hundred times before (and a lot better) The story centres around 4 idiots who rob some guys with the plan to fly off to Malaysia, unfortunately because of the volcanic eruption in Iceland, their plane is diverted to Lithuania, and here's my first issue, The plane was diverted, yet it wasn't headed towards the volcano, which is north, Lithuania is east, as is Malaysia. Neither of those countries are anywhere near Iceland, so why couldn't it continue to Malaysia? And why Lithuania? The story kicks off at a pace with the feel of a Guy Ritchie movie, but slows quite quickly. The lads end up in Lithuania trying to get back to Blighty, being chased by all types of gangsters. The acting is very poor and unnatural, and instead of sounding like tough London gangsters they sound like posh boys trying to play the hard man, and it just didn't work for me. Vinny Jones was, well, Vinny Jones, and gave the sort of performance you come to expect from him, not exceptional, not bad, just...Vinny. The story runs out of steam, and the majority of the film has the lads running from place to place being chased, and that's pretty much the rest of the movie. For me it was a kind of nothing movie, easily forgettable. It tried very hard to be a Lock Stock kind of movie and failed. Don't be fooled by the 10 star ratings given by people from Lithuania, they are totally false and rated highly just because it was filmed in their country. Give this a miss, unless you have 90 minutes or so to kill.

loved it

[egluze-lu · 10/10 · 12 January 2014]

I never thought that a movie with such a small budget could ever be made so well. And it's not some haunting house horror, but a full caliber of action, movie. I will not say, that it reached an A level quality, but comparing this one with other E. Velyvis previous works, "Redirected" is almost brilliant.

The script on my opinion had few significant mistakes, but it did not stop me from enjoying the movie. Frankly, I couldn't stop crying while watching it, how funny that was from me. Though "Redirected" is orientated to the wider audience, I have to admit that there are some amazingly funny moments that will be understood only by a true Lithuanian (the scene with the emergency was crazy, but what is more crazy that it was actually based on a true story; or the old man in the forest making illegal hooch, witch is extremely popular in the country, I myself as a kid used to steal billets from there). The other east Europeans should also find something familiar.. :} but must not forget director uses lots of dark comedy. But overall I am pretty sure the West world will also enjoy the movie very much. They too will be able to recognize them self and how they look in the eyes of east ;] You know what, I can't wait to see it again.

When the gangsters from the west meets the east.

[Reno-Rangan · 7/10 · 14 May 2016]

I don't recall that I have ever seen a Lithuanian film prior to this. Well, it was jointly produced with the Britain and an English language film. But most of film sets in the Lithuania, so there are many dialogues in the local and other eastern European languages. The cast was brilliant from both the countries, and an awesomely shot film too. The pace was excellent with a simple story, there are no boring parts.

It totally surprised me. You know this film got a mixed response, so I was not sure about giving it a try. Anyway, I went on, but now I feel it is worth suggesting others as well. It is a road film, gangster theme as well, especially clash of the two gangs from the two different nations. It all begins when a group of friends decides to rob a criminal gang and leave the country for once. But due to their flight was redirected to Eastern Europe the misadventure begins.

It was similar to 'Lost in Thailand'. I had so much fun watching it. Sometimes a film like this does not need a good story, but performances really counts and that's why I liked it. It is not a multiple times watchable film, but for once and twice, the entertainment is guaranteed. There is a possibility for a sequel and I would definitely yes for that.

7/10

Do not trust the high rating!

[aivarasr · 1/10 · 23 December 2014]

Looks like the whole cast wrote these highly positive reviews. It's a shame and disgrace to my native country Lithuania.

If you want to regret wasting hours of your life then I guess watch this movie, else it will be as or even less entertaining as playing with your belly-button.

The movie starts 'fairly' interesting and quickly dies off after roughly twenty minutes. After watching this movie you're left with a feeling that someone made a cruel joke on you or they intentionally stole your money or the amount of talent/work put in this movie is next to non existent.

It is not remotely entertaining or funny, unless you're actually some degenerate that is shown in the movie. If that's the case then it's a movie for degenerates about them.

CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH - DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!

Not a brain teaser

[viliusmoliu · 10/10 · 14 January 2014]

I have to admit, I tried to go see it with no expectations, but the trailer pushed them up a little and, to be fair, I went out of the cinema satisfied with what I saw. It's not a brain teaser, don't expect to see something deep and thoughtful in this movie, because it's just a fast-paced action movie with a handful of dark humor.

When the four lads decide to make their life a paradise by take a job by robbing an underground poker game and running off to Malaysia with the goods. But in no way that can go perfectly fine and as their flight gets redirected to some small Eastern Europe country, they end up in all kinds of trouble with locals and the robbed mobsters on their tails and all the fun begins.

Aside from the far-from-perfect performance of local actors, the movie it self is really good and enjoyable. There are some jokes that get on a real dark side (because some are based on true stories), but you have to understand that this is dark humor with lots of foul language and you should expect no less, that helps to magnify the dark side of Eastern Europe and probably the rest of the world that's not on a travel guide.

All in all it's not a masterpiece of cinematography, and has no deep meaning, but it's enjoyable movie aimed at masses.

British Criminal Humoresque

[Dusan_Indjic-Luigi · 6/10 · 9 August 2015]

British humor was always the best around! This time it took the criminals for the Eastern European ride. Ever since the titles like "Two Smoking Barrels...", "Everybody Loves the Sunshine", "Snatch" or "51st State", they showed how funny the cultural, financial, genetic compilation, esp. "in the hands" of urban rough guys, can be Honestly, this time I wasn't dying laughing or scratching nervously, 'cause most of the things I've already seen the tricks. Even though this time it took me to a ride with the literally biggest east-Europeans around (there are also Montenegrians to count in in the "sizey" manner!) So, it all gets more interesting when confronted, with Mr Vinnie Jones in front! Anyway still loads of funny moments typical for the type of movie...

I didn't like it...

[hdirenzo · 4/10 · 29 December 2014]

Well...having read the last reviews about this film I am considering if my sense of humour has some sort of problem...but not. I just did not like it, I just could not laugh. The actors are incredible. The location is very interesting. The plot....is a mixture of styles I have already seen in films of Kusturica, Ritchie, etc....but when someone else just tries to "make a film like it was from another famous person"....it just doesn't work. the story is full of any kind of bizarre situations. And that's all you will get from this film. Very good music, I have to admit. but...¿rough gangsters walking in low motion? ¿again? ¿priest having sex? ¿funny? sorry don't invite me, I am not interested.