Very good, could be a 10 if it wasn't so predictable.

Rating: 8/10 (26 December 2010)

I went to watch Red with my brother in the cinema, and for some reason the screen room wasn't very packed. So straight away I assumed that it wouldn't be that good. But within 15 minutes of the movie, I was totally enticed. The acting from Bruce Willis is so spot on, he plays his character well and I found that some of the situations he finds himself in, very entertaining, and just simply funny, in some situations in the film, some lines made by the characters imply that there will be a twist to the plot so you sort of loose some of that anticipation you had before. Morgan Freeman is excellent, his attitude is brilliant, his handiness and on-screen humour and companionship with John Malkovich is brilliant, the on-screen romance between Hellen Mirren and Brian Cox is priceless and you hope, some where in the midst of the story, that they patch things up! The action sequences in the film are brilliant, they move and act just how you'd expect older ex-government agents to be but still retain that professional edge to their work, which makes it even more awesome.
One thing I took issue with is that there's always a love interest in these genres of film involving Bruce Willis and it's always someone younger and pretty who doesn't believe his story but eventually believes him and also some how miraculously professional-like, just like the characters.
Karl Urban is brilliant as a young "hitman" trying to prove himself to the FBI and also as some sort of a family man, but in some scenes his portrayal of a concerned husband and father is just to dry and forced from him. But that is looked over because of the following awesome scenes.
The last half an hour to 45 minutes of the film become quite predictable, with a few small twists, but unoriginal twists.
Despite this, I still think it's a brilliant film that shows even the most ageing actors have still got it, and will probably always have it! I would recommend this to anyone! :)