Red Riding: 1980
Posted by martinteller on April 30, 2011
A step up from 1974. Again, not much of a serial killer movie (I guess I was led astray in that regard) but the corruption angle is much more intriguing, and the connections to the plot of the first movie are handled well. There’s some genuine tension and Marsh is good at establishing mood. It wiped away a lot of the hesitation I felt about watching the whole trilogy. Still, although it’s not quite as predictable as the first, there’s nothing all that surprising here, nor anything too original. Rating: 7
