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Red
is another comic to
film adaptation, but
not of the super
hero or supernatural
genre. Instead,
we’re diving into
the casually scary
world of the CIA
with an action
comedy about a group
of retired CIA
operatives that have
been designated as
RED (Retired,
Extremely
Dangerous.) The
story is fantastic
and fun, the twists
and turns that will
keep you at the edge
of your seat. And
with Bruce Willis,
Morgan Freeman, John
Malkovich, and Helen
Miren, the cast is
outstanding.
As stated before,
RED stands for
Retired, Extremely
Dangerous and
according to the
CIA, that’s what
Frank Moses (Bruce
Willis) is. He finds
this out when a
group of 20 dudes
are all sent to his
house in the middle
of the night to kill
him. Of course he
survives and kicks
ass (he’s Bruce
Willis.) So now he
has to leave his
life of retirement
behind and find out
why the CIA wants
him dead. He goes on
a trip and finds his
fellow retired
cohorts (who are in
the same danger as
he is) and they have
to find out who’s
crooked at or near
the top of the CIA
so they can get back
to their normal
lives.
This
movie doesn’t sound
like an overly funny
movie, but it really
is hilarious on
several different
fronts. The script
is outstanding from
start to finish and
it’s funny enough in
a dark way that it
never gets old. Jon
Hoeber and Eric
Hoeber should hold
clinics on how to
write a dark comedy,
because this movie
is the perfect dark
comedy. That has to
do with a great
script but also
great performances
by Willis and
Malkovich. I don’t
care for most roles
that Malkovich is
in, it just seems
like he never fits,
but in this instance
he steals the show
in
Red
as Marvin Boggs.
He’s the funniest
part of the movie
and he delivers an
outstanding
performance. It
turns out that when
he plays weirdly
eccentric, it
doesn’t work. But
when he plays crazy
(like this movie) or
quirky (like in
Secretariat)
it works perfectly.
The Blu-ray of this
disc has one main
bonus feature to
speak of- that’s
"Access Red" mode.
This features pop-up
facts and some
insight from a
retired CIA agent
about the
(in)accuracies of
the film. It’s not a
bad bonus feature,
but you’ll only be
able to watch it
once without getting
bored by it.
Red
never had
problems with
pacing. It never had
problems with
acting. It really
didn’t have any
problems to speak
of. It’s not worthy
of an Oscar
nomination or
anything like that,
but it’s a great
action comedy that
you’ll enjoy
watching at least
once.
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