Red 2 (PG-13)
13/03/14 21:17 Filed in: 2013
Starring: Bruce Willis
July 2013
This review was originally tweeted in Real-time from the back row of a movie theater and appears @BackRoweReviews. Though efforts were made to tease rather than ruin this movie’s memorable lines and moments, some spoilers may exist in the following evaluation. The original tweets appear in black, while follow-up comments appear in red. For concerns over objectionable content, please first refer to one of the many parental movie guide websites. All ratings are based on a four star system. Happy reading!
Is Malcovich playing possum...again?
Beware Pringles in a shoot out.
Death by origami...not pretty.
Don’t look the Frog in the eye.
Especially if it’s a hypnotoad.
The un-torture scene is uproariously funny.
“I knew she’d play him like a banjo at an Ozark hoedown.” Ha!
I didn’t find Malcovich’s character all that funny in the first film, but virtually every line he delivers in the sequel is side-splitter.
It goes without saying, but Hopkins is fantastic.
The scene where he stages his own breakout is nothing short of brilliant.
Red mercury...is that the predecessor to Trek’s red matter?
Final analysis: a rip-roaring good time. At least as good as the first, perhaps a bit better.
Rating: 2 1/2 out of 4 stars. Great action with plenty of laughs. Not a bad way to spend two hours.
Just seeing all of these A-list stars hamming it up together on the big screen is worth the price of admission, but the movie also boasts a serviceable plot populated with snappy dialog and some heart-stopping action sequences. Here’s hoping Red 3 advances the spy spoof series with the same degree of wild and witty action showcased in the first two Red films.