MOVIE REVIEW: Red
Genre: Action | Comedy | Comic book adaptation
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and brief strong language
Length: 111 minutes
Director: Robert Schwentke
Stars: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman
Following on from the successes of 2010’s blazing action movies such as ‘Kick-***’ and ‘The Expendables’, we have a new motion picture joining them, and dare I say, just as good.
The movie follows a simple plot with a ‘surprise’ twist towards the end. The story involves ex-super CIA agent Frank Moses (played by the awesome Bruce Willis). One calm day of his retired life as a senior citizen, a squad of ski-mask-wearing, high-tech-weapon-wielding unknown men storm his house in a failed attempt to kill him. Without giving away much of the plot, the rest of the movie follows him trying to uncover the identity of his assassins, using some OLD help.
The movie relies on low level special effects but still looks absolutely superb, especially in the action scenes. The director does a wonderful job of giving the right mix of high speed shutter cameras at the right times, and the sound effects are near perfect. The gem of the movie, however, is the fact that it is virtually free of any cheesy scenes. Acting wise, the movie is very, very good with special thanks to some great casting. The one disappointment that this movie brings is the plot. The idea has been repeated some million times, and even though it could’ve been modified to still stun people, it was just predictable.
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and brief strong language
Length: 111 minutes
Director: Robert Schwentke
Stars: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman
Following on from the successes of 2010’s blazing action movies such as ‘Kick-***’ and ‘The Expendables’, we have a new motion picture joining them, and dare I say, just as good.
The movie follows a simple plot with a ‘surprise’ twist towards the end. The story involves ex-super CIA agent Frank Moses (played by the awesome Bruce Willis). One calm day of his retired life as a senior citizen, a squad of ski-mask-wearing, high-tech-weapon-wielding unknown men storm his house in a failed attempt to kill him. Without giving away much of the plot, the rest of the movie follows him trying to uncover the identity of his assassins, using some OLD help.
The movie relies on low level special effects but still looks absolutely superb, especially in the action scenes. The director does a wonderful job of giving the right mix of high speed shutter cameras at the right times, and the sound effects are near perfect. The gem of the movie, however, is the fact that it is virtually free of any cheesy scenes. Acting wise, the movie is very, very good with special thanks to some great casting. The one disappointment that this movie brings is the plot. The idea has been repeated some million times, and even though it could’ve been modified to still stun people, it was just predictable.
Overall grade: A
Ever the movie buff,
Paradox
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