RED

RED is a 2010 action/comedy film starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Ernest Borgnine and Richard Dreyfuss. RED stands for "Retired, Extremely Dangerous," which is what these people are. A sequel is in the works. Here's another movie that works as great entertainment if you're happy with fun characters, good guys who win, and plenty of explosions. Bruce Willis is always a plus. I liked it, but I like watching Bruce Willis in movies where things explode.

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Salon.com calls it "Cynical, idiotic — and a total blast" and says, "All those guys are a blast, and the dark-hearted idiocy of “Red” is mostly quite enjoyable." Empire Online concludes: "Verdict: Good fun, and though it breathes hard in the second half, the ensemble has charisma to spare." Slant Magazine gives it a paltry 1 out of 4 stars, saying it "exhibits all the get-up-and-go of a grandpa on the verge of an afternoon nap." Roger Ebert is unimpressed, saying it's "neither a good movie nor a bad one. It features actors we like doing things we wish were more interesting. I guess the movie's moral is, these old people are still tougher than the young ones." It gets a score of 72% at Rotten Tomatoes.