Red
A group of former government assassins fights back against the CIA after they're targeted for knowing too much in this adaptation of Warren Ellis' acclaimed DC Comics graphic novels. Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) used to be a hired gun for the CIA. Along with Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich), and Victoria (Helen Mirren), Frank's specialty was carrying out contracts that the government didn't want the public to know about. These days, Frank and his old gang are all retired, but the powers that be are still concerned that they know too much, and dispatch a team of top assassins to ensure their silence. Now, Frank and his former team members realize that their only hope for survival is to break into CIA headquarters and expose the truth. But once they're in, the group uncovers evidence of a massive cover-up that promises to rock the very foundation of our government. Karl Urban, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfuss, and Ernest Borgnine co-star. more..
Director: Robert Schwentke
Starring: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman,John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban
Even the more cartoonish performances, like John Malkovich's acid-damaged paranoiac, fit the movie's vision of the vanished, wild-and-woolly heyday of spycraft.
This breezy action comedy is a noisy affirmation that life goes on after 50, that retirement doesn't mean redundancy, and that nobody - young or old - can wear a long cream evening gown like Mirren.
The result is like a sugar rush after a visit to the vintage candy store.
Red has more snappy joy in store than practically all of last summer's busted blockbusters.
The best part of Red is the spectacle of terrific actors being terrific in novel ways.
Best Action/Adventure Film
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2011)
Best Action Movie
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature - Comedy
Casting Society of America (2011)
Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Golden Globes (2011)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Image Awards (2011)
No lists