Red 2 Movie Reviews

The idea of retired CIA operatives (read: killers) being pressed back into service in the face of mortal danger isn't new. In this case, the fun lies in the execution. And with the kind of multifaceted cast that this film has, there's bound to be some surprises. Frank (Willis) has settled down with Sarah ( Mary-Louise Parker, from the first part of *Red*) into a somewhat humdrum routine. It turns out that Frank and his former eccentric and intelligent partner

So what do you do when your film is the sleeper hit of the year? You go ahead and make a sequel! Dean Parisot revisits the 2010’s hit team of undercover hitmen who are now joined by Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta Jones and Korean star Byung Hun Lee in what seems to be a calibrated effort to use the old tricks to market some new material. Retired CIA agent Frank Moses (Willis) is dragged back into the game by his girlfriend (Parker)

Red came out of nowhere in 2010, it was a snazzy, knowingly ridiculous, sneaky little military secret agent satire with slam dunk performance from Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren. It was perhaps the biggest, most pleasant surprise of that year. Flash forward three years and we have a sequel that is passably fun even if it feels like a rather forced, unwelcome second jaunt

The oldies return for some serious action and laughs. Who knew being retired could be so much fun. Especially if your retired black-ops CIA agent,......