Stupid nonsense. But at least it was intentionally stupid nonsense. Malkovich's turn as a pensionable Howling Mad Murdoch from The A Team type just about makes it worthwhile. Just about.

Bruce Willis heads a great cast in this cracking Action romp. Really enjoyed it!

Failed to hold my attention. I could always find something else to do whilst this was on.

Just finished watching the last 2/3rds of "Red", the kinetic, over-the-top, over-the-hill gang action movie, featuring Bruce Willis, John Malkovic, Helen Mirren and Mary-Louise Parker. It was pretty fun although quite ridiculous. It sure seems like they were having a blast making the movie. A couple cool movie tricks (like when Malkovic shot the RPG coming at him, causing a back blast that took out the shooter) raised this up a little. Enjoyable waste of time, I guess.

Tremendous fun. A bit Ocean's 11-with-spies but solidly entertaining due to a great cast having fun and just the right amount of OTT sillyness. Not often you get to see John Malkovich shoot a bazooka round out of the air, is it?

Justo lo que esperas cuando ves el poster.

Enthusiastically embracing the aging action-hero trend of the past few years is RED (2010). Robert Schwentke's film pits retired black ops agent, Frank (Bruce Willis), against CIA hotshot Cooper (Karl Urban) with the help of fellow vets Malkovich, Freeman, Mirren and Cox. Although it never hits the heights of the very best action comedies, RED is a thoroughly enjoyable romp that maintains enough heart through its endearing characters sweetly rendered relationships. All of the thesps are on fine form, with the Mirren/Cox interplay a particular highlight, and the plot barreling forward at an engaging pace. Roll on RED 2.

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Oh wow, I did not expect this. It was amusing, action-packed and had a coherent story. The performances were very solid, but can't expect much else from such seasoned actors.

This film was quite a pleasant surprise. Every aspect of the movie comes together in a fun way that you rarely see in big-budget films anymore. The cast is wonderful (it's especially nice to see Bruce Willis not completely sleepwalk through a film), the pace is relentless, and it seamlessly blends action, humor and loads of style.

Moderately entertaining slick spy action flick.

It does feature the wonderful Helen Mirren.

Really enjoyed this a lot more than I was expecting. Willis' best "Bruce Willis" film for quite some time.

Competent but bland -- the story feels rushed and characters are one dimensional, but it does have the odd spot of entertainment value dotted throughout.

Mirren, Cox and Urban all do great work with their respectively flatly written characters and scripts -- but Freeman and Willis just seem to be calling it in. Plot is typical, lacks depth much like the characters and script.

Passing mark, decent at best.

Ernest Borgnine stars as THE KEEPER OF ALL KNOWLEDGE in this hip, stylish, festering piece of fucking dogshit set to a white boy funk soundtrack. The best scenes are when supporting players Ellen Mirren, Bruce Wallace, and Martin Freeman visit him at his big vault. It’s filled with all his acting secrets and scripts for movies people want him to be in. It is highly guarded. Then a lot of computer generated actors have computer generated gunfights on computer generated sets and the lady from Weeds rolls down a hill.