Incoming... But failing to leave much of an impact!

Rating: 6/10 (10 November 2010)

I had no idea what this movie was about and hadn't actually heard about it before my friend suggested that I saw it, so I did. And truth be told, then I was left with a somewhat empty feeling.
Alright, well the movie is not a bad movie, far from it. There was a lot of really nice action scenes and they were spiced with just enough comedy to make it interesting. I was especially amused by the grenade launcher scene and the "grenade baseball" scene, those were just priceless. And also seeing Helen Mirren with a huge caliber machine gun like that, that was just beyond your wildest imagination. This is where the comedy kicked in and it worked well.
As for the cast and their acting. Well, blow me away and shiver me timbers; this movie was packed with huge names and lots of amazing talents. But honestly, I didn't think Bruce Willis carried this movie, and it was somewhat a reminiscent of "Cop Out" to watch him in this movie, which kind of brought the enjoyment of the movie down a notch for me. But Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, and Helen Mirren they carried this movie and they put on amazing performances in their roles. The roles played by Karl Urban was also good, though I am not much of a fan of his, but he still did a good job in this movie.
What didn't work in this movie, besides Bruce Willis, was the story. It was a bit weak and didn't have enough punch to come through with the impact that it needed. For me, it was a relatively empty excitement I got out of the movie, and I was sitting at the end of the movie thinking "why? was this movie really necessary to have been made?" But hey, we are all different individuals and have different likes and dislikes. And I am sure that lots of people out there will find "Red" to be quite a kick, and go for it guys.
Yet again I think about the grenade launcher and "grenade baseball" scenes, they were by far the most memorable throughout the entire movie.
For an evening of action where you don't have to put your mind to much work, the movie "Red" might be a good choice to go with.