Red proves that age ain't nothing but a number (spoilers)

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2010)

Just saw Red and I was surprised how satisfying this movie really was. A well-crafted and slick action flick like this hasn't been made in a while. To see the brilliant John Malkovich as a paranoid and funny loon and Dame Helen Mirren taking her velvet gloves off and wielding heavy artillery, that is the price of admission alone. Bruce Willis is back in top form as a retired CIA operative, who still got the chops to kick mucho butt. Morgan Freeman, unfortunately, didn't have as much screen time as I would have hoped, but it was still a pleasure seeing him every time he appeared on screen. The rest of the cast, Mary-Louise Parker as the damsel in distress and love interest, Brian Cox as a Russian ally and Richard Dreyfuss and Karl Urban as the baddies, makes this movie worth every penny. If you like popcorn movies with interchangeable punches and punchlines and a throwback to 80s action flicks, this movie would be right up your alley!