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Frank (Bruce Willis), Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich) and Victoria (Helen Mirren) used to be the CIA s top agents but the secrets they know just made them the Agency s top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers and stay alive. To stop the operation, the team embarks on an impossible, cross-country mission to break into the top-secret CIA headquarters, where they will uncover one of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups in government history.
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Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen MirrenDirector: Robert Schwentke
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. R. W. Graham
VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Red is a very silly but very enjoyable action comedy. A great cast, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary Louise Parker, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfuss, Karl Urban and Ernest Borgnine all giving excellent performances, with Bruce Willis and John Malkovich being the standouts. Hard to picture Bruce Willis retired but he plays it well, and yes i suppose he is getting near retirement age now. Don't take any of this film seriously and you should enjoy it as it is a lot of fun to watch and there are good action scenes too.
66 of 69 people found the following review helpful
By Benminx
Format:Blu-ray
The fact that 'Red' is meant to be a bit silly makes it a lot of fun. Take it's origin - graphic novel. And its topic, about a bunch of retired agents getting thrown back into action when they're tagged for termination, is the kind of daft 'high concept' they used to do in the '90s.
Luckily it's well made. When it's played for laughs, the tone is bang on perfect. Helen Mirren's scenes as the charming ex assassin are fantastic, and come with great comedy timing, especially the scene where she racks back the bolt on an assault rifle while informing the girly 'Sarah' that she thought it would be nice for them to spend "a little girl time together".
Bruce Willis is perfect as retired CIA agent Frank - still very slick at the action stuff to the point of looking convincing as he trades slugs with Karl Urban, and yet somehow able to playfully flirt with Mary Louise Parker's much younger 'Sarah' without it feeling particularly creepy.
Parker is great fun, throwing herself into the role of the semi-kidnapped call centre employee with vim and enthusiasm, while Freeman and Malkovitch are great throughout. Karl Urban manages to make his nominal bad guy a far more rounded character than expected as well.
The direction is fast and very good, and the dialogue is often funny, while some of the scenes manage to successfully mix comedy and action in equal measures, which is often much harder than it sounds.
As a story this is very enjoyable with some interesting locations and excellent ideas. The effects are good as well, and pack some great explosions.
It even has a comedy pig (you'll see what I mean). A lot of fun.
Luckily it's well made. When it's played for laughs, the tone is bang on perfect. Helen Mirren's scenes as the charming ex assassin are fantastic, and come with great comedy timing, especially the scene where she racks back the bolt on an assault rifle while informing the girly 'Sarah' that she thought it would be nice for them to spend "a little girl time together".
Bruce Willis is perfect as retired CIA agent Frank - still very slick at the action stuff to the point of looking convincing as he trades slugs with Karl Urban, and yet somehow able to playfully flirt with Mary Louise Parker's much younger 'Sarah' without it feeling particularly creepy.
Parker is great fun, throwing herself into the role of the semi-kidnapped call centre employee with vim and enthusiasm, while Freeman and Malkovitch are great throughout. Karl Urban manages to make his nominal bad guy a far more rounded character than expected as well.
The direction is fast and very good, and the dialogue is often funny, while some of the scenes manage to successfully mix comedy and action in equal measures, which is often much harder than it sounds.
As a story this is very enjoyable with some interesting locations and excellent ideas. The effects are good as well, and pack some great explosions.
It even has a comedy pig (you'll see what I mean). A lot of fun.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By J Brackell
Format:Blu-ray
Based on a relatively obscure miniseries by DC Comics, RED tells the story of a group of retired CIA agents considered to be code RED, which means Retired: Extremely Dangerous. Having moved on from their exciting lives, the former spies have settled into more mundane existences until a conspiracy from their past threatens to drag them back into the world of espionage and danger.
Bruce Willis stars as the lead character, Frank Moses, and spends most of the film perfecting that half-smile stare that he seems to use for his more recent action movies. It evokes a sense of 'too cool for school' and almost belies a sense of boredom of having to star in yet another action hero role. He doesn't seem to stretch himself too much in the role and aside from a few witty one-liners, he actually seems very distant from the film - almost as if nothing happening on-screen fazes him.
His co-stars, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich seem to be more invested in the film, although with the exception of John Malkovich, none of them seem overly exerting themselves in playing their characters. Malkovich's turn as the paranoid, eccentric former-spy, Marvin, was a highlight of the film and brought an added sense of fun to the surprisingly light-hearted thriller.
I also enjoyed Karl Urban's role as the main antagonist and look forward to seeing him appear in more films in the future. The sequence with him and Bruce Willis having an extended fight scene was effectively brutal and showcased both actors very well, although i'd imagine most of the violent scenes were done by stunt-men rather than the actors themselves.... Read more ›
Bruce Willis stars as the lead character, Frank Moses, and spends most of the film perfecting that half-smile stare that he seems to use for his more recent action movies. It evokes a sense of 'too cool for school' and almost belies a sense of boredom of having to star in yet another action hero role. He doesn't seem to stretch himself too much in the role and aside from a few witty one-liners, he actually seems very distant from the film - almost as if nothing happening on-screen fazes him.
His co-stars, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich seem to be more invested in the film, although with the exception of John Malkovich, none of them seem overly exerting themselves in playing their characters. Malkovich's turn as the paranoid, eccentric former-spy, Marvin, was a highlight of the film and brought an added sense of fun to the surprisingly light-hearted thriller.
I also enjoyed Karl Urban's role as the main antagonist and look forward to seeing him appear in more films in the future. The sequence with him and Bruce Willis having an extended fight scene was effectively brutal and showcased both actors very well, although i'd imagine most of the violent scenes were done by stunt-men rather than the actors themselves.... Read more ›
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Excellent entertainment: Excellent action, Excellent filming & supporting impressive soundtrack engaging flowing story, lovable characters, great humour; both obvious and subtle. I enjoyed this film so much that I've watched it 3 times over the last 5 days-it's a quality Film.
I was initially dubious about this film so thanks to "Benminx" Amazon review I bought into this move and "Benminx" comment is spot on.
I was initially dubious about this film so thanks to "Benminx" Amazon review I bought into this move and "Benminx" comment is spot on.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant fun spy thriller - how comedy actions movies should be made
31 Oct 2011
Format:DVD
RED stands for retired and extremely dangerous. Bruce Willis is a retired CIA "analyst" who is bored and trying to chat-up the woman who deals with his pension cheques when suddenly someone is trying to kill him. Then the relentless action begins and never stops. It is a lot like Knight and Day, only with a cast that can pull it off.
Willis is great as the hunted "granddad" with attitude and enough weaponry to restart the cold war. Morgan Freeman plays a great little cameo as one of his old CIA friends, Helen Mirren is also good along with Brian Cox, but the stand out performance is John Malkovitch's character. He is just brilliant, in some of the silliest but best fun moments of the film. He plays the madman perfectly. The scene at the airport when they are cornered by the CIA hit team is brilliant - especially his shoot out with a rocket propelled grenade.
I can't understand why this didn't make a bigger impact at the cinema. It is well worth watching and my children loved it too.
Willis is great as the hunted "granddad" with attitude and enough weaponry to restart the cold war. Morgan Freeman plays a great little cameo as one of his old CIA friends, Helen Mirren is also good along with Brian Cox, but the stand out performance is John Malkovitch's character. He is just brilliant, in some of the silliest but best fun moments of the film. He plays the madman perfectly. The scene at the airport when they are cornered by the CIA hit team is brilliant - especially his shoot out with a rocket propelled grenade.
I can't understand why this didn't make a bigger impact at the cinema. It is well worth watching and my children loved it too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
underated
I don't remember this being at the cinema, but, reading the blurb and seeing whose in it, I gave it a go. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Mr. Paul J. Clements
4.0 out of 5 stars
Usual escapist action film - bring it on!
Saw the first hour or so on holiday and bought the DVD to see the end of it. It's Bruce Willis all action etc - you know what to expect and this doesn't disappoint... Read more
Published 2 days ago by RFT
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reds a fun ride
This is one fun filled piece of movie making. Every one is great and it moves at a break neck speed. So for a good time dial up "Reds" and sit back and enjoy the ride..
Published 3 days ago by Joseph Baetz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny as hell
Great plot, great lines and worth the price of admission just to see Helen Mirren shooting a gun as big as my house. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Andrew Holder
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK, but not brilliant in any way
Worth one watching time, but not more than that. The plot holds no real surprises, like a good plot should do. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Timo Multamăki
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better RED than Dead
excellent film with a great sense of wit.Very happy to have come across it when shown on TV,so happy I bought the BD.
Published 15 days ago by John M. Burnet
5.0 out of 5 stars
For the collection
My son and I went to see this at the cinema, we enjoyed it so much that I decided to get it on blu ray so we could watch it whenever we wanted. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Lynn
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best
This is such a great film and deserves a wider audience. The sequel is out this year and is eagerly awaited in this household.
Published 17 days ago by M. R. Rowbury
4.0 out of 5 stars
just as you would expect
it's humorous, smart and interesting. violence is more amusing than violent. plot twist is expected but still welcomed. a good watch if you enjoy the actors.
Published 21 days ago by Amy Slatcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
Red
I choose this rating as I like all the actors that are in it, plus it was action packed from start to finish.
Published 28 days ago by John Christie
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