Comfortable Thriller

Rating: 7/10 (1 February 2011)

Frank Moses (Willis) is a retired CIA agent who needs to know why the CIA is trying to kill him and his former team.
RED: Retired Extremely Dangerous. Got it? That applies to Frank.
This is a comfortable thriller. Everything happens and goes wrong, but no matter, Frank is here and he's got everything under control. The movie is almost dreamlike in that everything is done in a somewhat subtle, but efficient way. Kind of seamless if you will. No one panics, no one overacts although Marvin (Malkovich) does give that a go from time to time, but Frank is there to restrain him. And, from time to time we do hear some good, almost LOL lines.
Mary-Louise Parker's character, Sarah, plays Frank's love interest perfectly and one could very easily fall in love with her from the get-go. Morgan Freeman (Joe), Helen Mirren (Victoria), Richard Dryfuss (Alexander), Brian Cox (Ivan) and Rebecca Pidgeon (Cynthia) were all a joy to watch. Ernest Borgnine (Henry) - yeah, I thought so too, but there he was big as life - just gets better with age.
But, it is Karl Urban (Cooper) who really steals the show. If they ever do a real life ARCHER (cartoon character kind of a James Bond), Mr. Urban would be my choice. He's perfect for that role. He is so good, you almost want him to catch Frank and his team. Come to think of it, he could also successfully play the new Superman. Think about it.
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: Only one F-bomb by Karl Urban near the end. Otherwise none.