Back to back old folks movies?
If I didn't know better, that would mean Sunday would be Cocoon, by Ron Howard.
But alas, no such luck.
Today, we shave off a few years from our Driving Miss Daisy leads and look at Red.
Retired.
Extremely.
Dangerous.
Genius acronym, by the way.
Would you believe it's another comic-book movie? Okay, graphic novel movie...
Yeah, me neither, but apparently it is. Maybe that's what makes it so good?
Naturally, I was in it for Bruce Willis. Because there are few finer things in life than watching Bruce Willis kicking butt on the big screen.
The story:
Frank Moses (Willis) is a retired covert ops kinda guy. His only real happiness lately is chatting with the government pension worker, Sarah(Mary-Louise Parker). But when the bad guys come to take Frank out, he finds that black ops is like riding a bicycle... you never really forget. He knows that Sarah will be in danger, so he's off to rescue the damsel in distress. Finally, Frank assembles some similar pals who have been out of the game for a while (Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich) to help him save the day.
Considering there looks to be a sequel in the works... you can probably guess that for the most part, Frank succeeds!
The movie is filled with great action sequences and fun dialogue. Helen Mirren is probably the coolest revelation of the movie. She's a great actress, who knew she'd make a great action star!?!
Enough has been said about Morgan Freeman over the several movies he's been on the list with.
The other returning actor is John Malkovich. 3 movies... 3 insane characters. This time, however, he's an insane GOOD guy. The man is showing his range.
: )
It was also great to see Ernest Borgnine on the big screen one last time. It's a shame he won't be there for the sequel. : (
Fun movie, if you're ever looking for a great action flick to enjoy and can't decide on one, this is a can't miss choice!
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