MUCH better than Jonah Hex!!!

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2010)

Out of all the the well deserved backlash against steaming pile "Jonah Hex" RED beats it hands down in everything moviegoers look for: Character development, story, plot twists, action, and of course dark, witty humor sprinkled evenly out in all the right places. True, it's not Oscar material but it succeeds in it's goal of being just a good movie; something Jonah Hex failed at immeasurably. While Jonah Hex was filled with camp and disjointed scenes at characterization of it's main players, RED gives it's characters plenty of screen time to give the audience insight into their pasts, feelings, warmth and charm, making them more than 2 dimensional and you really feel for the characters as they set out to save their hides from a secret and deadly conspiracy.
I like this movie. A lot. With a witty and funny script and some truly awesome set pieces and plot, RED is one of the best comic book movies to put Jonah Hex and it's ilk to shame.