I have to admit that I have not yet found a role played by Morgan Freeman that I don't like. I can argue that one of his films isn't the greatest, but I have to admit that that is not because of him... I just don't like the film.
I decided to watch 'Red'. I looked at the cast list and decided that I had to see it (it was also on our list).
I was amazed. It's absolutely hilarious and just had me laughing all the way through. A retired CIA agent is supposed to be taken down by the CIA, but because that retired agent is Bruce Willis, you know that it is never going to happen. Karl Urban does well to try and match him, but there is just no way that he's going to win.
So you've got 4 retired agents, and one Russian counter partner whose role is absolutely genius. In any other film, you'd probably think that this was going to be an average comedy/action, most of them would die, but Bruce Willis would make it through and kick Karl Urban's but. Not in this film, not when you're team is Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren.
They pull off their lines with strait faces and their creative thinking for hiding weapons and houses is unbelievable. If i wasn't a fan of the film by halfway through, John Malkovich stashing an enormous amount of fire power inside a toy pig (similar to Abbey's Hippo, if any of you are NCIS fans) just raised the standard of the film so much.
It's a great film for a night in with your parents when you don't want to watch something that involves thinking. It does the job of Romcoms better than they do!
And if you're wondering what RED stands for?? Retired, extremely dangerous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMCh4etBbkU- that's the trailer for Red.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfB8QwYBPxY- and this is the trailer for the sequel.
and guess what.... Red 2 comes out soon (if it hasn't already)!
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