Rating: 4/5
I bet that whenever Bruce Willis hears about a new character in a comic book or a novel or something that's described as a bald, aging badass with a penchant for one-liners, he just smiles and waits for the call. Because he'll play that character eventually, we all know it's just a matter of time.
Frank Moses is a retired CIA agent, who is well, bored with it. His only interesting activity is talking to his financial lady, Sarah. One night, a team of assassins go after Frank, and some of his friends. As you might guess, it doesn't go well. So, Frank has to get his retired and extremely dangerous (ha-HA, I see watcha did there) buddies and find out why someone wants them dead.
Now, how's the directing? It's just ok. The editing also is weirdly choppy at times, and probably could've been a little more precise if you catch my drift. Scriptwise it's quick, snappy, and well paced. The lines are funny, the characters are all well developed, and it never loses its place.
The acting is, well what'd you expect from Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Karl Urban, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren?? They all play their parts perfectly, especially Helen Mirren and Malkovich, who are both hilarious. The action is very well done, and to be honest you really can't get much cooler than Helen Mirren with a machine gun or John Malkovich batting grenades like baseballs.
Beyond all the action, the movie really does give you a sense that Frank's civilian life is what the life of Demolition Man or Commando would look like in the future. They even show off the retired old Russian villain, which is insanely funny. Overall, Red is extremely entertaining, very smart and very, very funny. I enjoyed it a great deal, and so should you. Check it out.
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