NateWatchesCoolMovies Despite being somewhat neutered by the ever present annoyance of the PG-13 rating, Red is some of the most fun you can have with in the glib assassin subgenre of action comedy. Bold, hilarious and just a little bit demented, it jumps right off the pages of the graphic novel it was based on for just under two hours of wiseass popcorn movie nirvana, hosted by a cast that's almost too good to be true. 'RED' stands for 'Retired Extremely Dangerous', a moniker given to aging ex contract killers who have laid down the guns, but are still closely watched by the CIA. Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) is one such person, languishing in the doldrums of forced retirement, bored out of his mind and chatting endlessly with a cutey call center girl (Mary Louise Parker). Things get freaky when deranged former associate Marvin Boggs (John Malkovich) pays him a visit, belting out wild theories about the CIA sending operatives to terminate him. Before he knows it, Frank is swept up in espionage and intrigue once again, pursued by a slick, ruthless agency man (a deadly Karl Urban doing the anti-007 shtick nicely), with Parker in tow, whose terrified reactions to the escalating violence and deadpan sociopaths around her get funnier and funnier as the film progresses. Helen Mirren is regal gold as a well spoken ex MI6 spook who dissolves corpses in bathtubs full of acid, right before afternoon tea, I presume. Watching this dainty waif rock a Barrett 50 caliber and make red mist out of her enemies is one of the many mental pleasures one can get from this flick. Morgan Freeman takes it easy as another former buddy of theirs from the older, and I imagine, more agile days. As for the supporting cast, hell, take your pick. Richard Dreyfuss is a slimy Trump-esque politician lowlife, an underused James Remar shows up for a very brief cameo, as does that old toad Ernest Borgnine, Julian McMahon once again shows that no one wears a suit like Julian McMahan, and that lovable imp Brian Cox almost walks away with the film as a sly devil of a Russian agent who woos Mirren with the silver tongued virility of a fox. What works so well the dynamic between the three leads; Malkovich is mad as as hatter, Willis plays exasperated babysitter and Parker looks on in horror that starts to turn into amusement with every outlandish scenario. Action comedies are tricky recipes, and it's easy to let too much of one ingredient slip into the pot. This one keeps a steady trigger finger that's locked onto the funny bone and positively sails.

Davis P RED (retired extremely dangerous) (2010) is a very entertaining and thrilling action film. Helen Mirren was by far my favorite character in this movie! She was great in this movie, so slick and cool!! And of course Bruce Willis is great in here, such a great action hero, as he is in most movies. Mary Louise Parker and Morgan Freeman were great as well, all the characters in RED are so well constructed and cool to see. The script for this movie is well written and has just the right amount of action and comedy mixed in. The director really did a great job with the action sequences, they were very slick and fun to watch. The visuals and the whole look of the movie is very good too, and I loved the costume design as well. Overall, the bottom line is that RED is just a cool, fun time for all to see! There is also very funny dialogue between the characters, Marty Louise Parker's character is especially funny. I really loved her character! 10/10 for RED! Love it every time, never gets old.

Frank Moses I was shown Red back in 2010. I had no interest in watching it, but when I finally did, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this movie is filled with hilarious and action packed moments. The casting was well done. Having Bruce Willis cast as Frank Moses was a great move and having other well known names such as Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich was a nice touch. Mary Louise-Parker was great in the character of Sarah, but my favorite character of them all was by far Marvin. He said most of the jokes and I found that him being a crazy, aging man was the perfect role for John Malkovivh. Red was one of the few action/comedy movies that kept true to it's title. Never once during the entire movie did I find that the movie had changed directions and abandoned what it promised to be. The final few scenes were shot near perfectly, with such a well thought-out finale to this movie being the best part. If you have enjoyed other Bruce Willis films or want to have a few good laughs in an action movie, I cannot recommend this film more.

adonis98-743-186503 Red is based on a DC Comics even tho the film is not the best comic book movie you will ever see it's still strong cause of it's strong cast Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Brican Cox and many more also the film has some strong action scenes and lots of laughs (mostly from Malkovich). If you like Comics and DC then you're going to love this film it's not the best movie that Bruce Willis ever made but for sure better than most of his recent. Like i said a great movie with many action sequences and funny moments around a great cast of talented actors. A 10 out of 10 i liked it a lot!!!