A mildly amusing romantic comedy in a violent setting.

Rating: 4/10 (16 October 2010)

"RED" is a mildly amusing romantic comedy in a violent setting, with uninspiring camera work, mediocre direction, almost devoid of suspense and generally poor action sequences. Filled with supposedly clever comedy clichés, it only produces a couple of laughs during the entire film.
The only saving grace are the performances, with Karl Urban being the best, closely followed by Morgan Freeman and Mary-Louise Parker, and with Bruce Willis being in his element with a solid but predictable performance. Both John Malkovich and Helen Mirren's considerable talents are largely wasted in this film, both being pretty much toothless, although it does suits Helen Mirren to wield huge guns.
With the right director and camera work, this film could have been so much better and actually deserves it!