It is what it is, light hearted and fun

Rating: 7/10 (27 October 2010)

In short, a good movie which makes the most of a stellar cast.
Willis is in top form from start to finish in this action packed romp of a film - Willis doing what Willis does best. In fact, all of the cast combine surprisingly well together to create lots of chuckles amongst a plethora of explosions and gun fights.
Malkovich is the main culprit for giggles, playing a zany ex CIA operative, obsessed with weaponry and who has spent many a year high on LSD - cue guns encased in a cuddly pig teddy! Mirren plays an ice-cold sniper with a heart which in a way combines elements of both her Prime Suspect self and her Calender Girls self Freeman is typically Freeman, playing a wise old head who thinks of everyone before himself, cue the string quartet for the emotional 'I miss the good ol days' speeches. But the best surprise was seeing Brian Cox back in action. No nonsense Brian Cox who it seems dominates channel 5 and ITV 2 at times for the sheer amount of 90's films he appeared in. Usually associated with being the bad guy, who does he play in this film? A Russian agent. Brilliant decision to cast him, nuff said.
In the future I can see this film appearing many a time on TV around the holidays, almost akin to Die Hard and Mission Impossible, and I for one will always make time to watch it as I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. The film knows exactly what it should be and doesn't pretend or try to be anything else - Action/Comedy at its best.