Hysterical Fun Action

Rating: 10/10 (16 October 2010)

The CIA starts killing off some of its old, retired operatives and that's when the trouble starts. . .And a LOT of people start getting killed.
It's Bruce Willis' cool aplomb as he moves through each scene with ease and a little smirk that makes this movie non-stop hysterical. Malkovich is off the wall screamers funny, but the others are funny because they carry the lines with total straight-faced élan that I am SURE there had to be a few re-shoots just to edit out the snickers. Especially when the lines are played off Karl Urban's character who is a great granite-faced straight-man.
And the action was over the top and fun-- Guns, Guns, LOTS of AMMO expended and one beautifully crafted fight scene in the CIA office that had me wincing! And Helen Mirren is fabulous. White-haired, Poised, Concerned, and deadly. And shooting a GATLIN GUN for crissakes. But best moment: an impromptu 'Girl-Talk' moment with Moses's new girlfriend while manning a sniper rifle.
Absolutely Girlfriend-Friendly Guys, (it IS a light romantic comedy) but it won't cut into your testosterone enjoyment. . .