A good movie, but nothing memorable.

Rating: 6/10 (27 November 2013)

RED
I had seen this before when it first came out, but I didn't remember too much about it. Now I have watched it again I can see what it was forgetful. Don't misunderstand me, I liked it. For me it was just nothing too special.
The movie is about 4 retired assassins who find themselves on the hit list so they come out of retirement to save themselves.
This is a comedy thriller. Not usually two categories that you get together, but it went well. There was a lot of action which I liked and the relationship the characters had was very good. The characters all liked each other but at some stage of their lives had all tried to kill each other too so there is a lack of trust between them at first. That made for amusing comedy. There was not too much to laugh about in this film though. It was not really laugh out loud funny.
The action was great. I loved the fighting scenes and the gun fights. All of it was very well done.
The casting was also very good for this. The only doubt I had was with Bruce Willis. Yes, Bruce is getting on a bit, but he still looks quite young so I struggled to see him as someone who would have retired because he was too old. It just didn't seem right to me. Bruce still did a good job though. He is still the action legend that I grew up watching. Other cast members were Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman﻿, Karl Urban & Mary- Louise Parker. Every one of these actors did a great job and really worked well together. The star of the movie for me though has to have been John Malkovich. His character really was a little crazy and John played it perfectly. He was by far the funniest character in the movie and I enjoyed watching him the most.
The only down side to this movie really, as I said at the beginning of this review, is that it is forgetful. There is nothing in this movie that I have not seen before. Yes this is well done and a lot of fun to watch, but there is nothing new in here. The twists were very predictable and there was only one moment in the movie that I did not see coming. Everything else just seemed very safe and straight forward. But it is still good to see for a night in with your friends and you want to watch an action filled movie that you don't really need to concentrate on.
I will give this film 6 out of 10.
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