Film: Red

GENRE: Action/Comedy

RATING: PG-13 for action violence and language

RUNTIME: 1 hour and 51 minutes

STARRING: Bruce Willis (Die Hard, Pulp Fiction)

John Malkovich (Con Air, Burn After Reading)

Helen Mirren (The Queen, National Treasure 2)

DIRECTOR: Robert Schwentke (Flightplan)

WRITERS: Jon & Erich Hoeber (Whiteout)

PLOT: Retired black-ops agent Frank Moses survives an assassination attempt by the CIA, so he gets some of his retiree pals to seek revenge.

FIVE OBSERVATIONS:

1 What a fun little flick. Funny lines, things blow up, why wasn’t this released during the boring summer?

2 It’s fun to watch John Malkovich having fun in a role. Well, most of the characters seem slightly amused but Malkovich takes the cake. He’s a special level of crazy and paranoia with some of the best lines in the film. Fun stuff.

3 Some reviewers said there was nothing sexier than watching Helen Mirren behind some powerfully large guns. I agree. Watching Queen Elizabeth as an expert marksman is quite entertaining. Perfect casting.

4 The storyline was nothing spectacular but the pace was well done. It kept me interested for most of the time.

5 They introduce their various locations with a postcard dissolving into the city. NBC’s new spy show Undercovers does the same thing. Is this a trend? Is this from the Red graphic novel? Just slightly curious.

RECOMMENDATION: DVD Rental

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Due Date