Frank and the rest of the retired squad is back. In this sequel, there may be trouble in paradise with Frank and his dream gal, Sarah, who has begun to feel the stale-ness of their relationship without the threat of an imminent fire-fight. Trouble finds them as Frank finds himself framed for a terrorist plot, and must find who is responsible while avoiding all the government agencies seeking his death.
This is really one of those movies that feels right to see Bruce Willis in, and his willingness to work in this movie shines through with his performance. Helen Mirren, John Malcovich, and Brian Cox deliver pretty much an identical performance as the last movie, which isn't bad at all, but just like R.I.P.D., which opened the same week as this, the real star of the movie is Mary Louise Parker. er lines are the morter that holds the entire movie together. I have always been a fan of Neal McDonough, so it was nice to see him (though I am on the edge of my seat waiting to see one of his next movies, 'Prototype').
The look of the movie is nothing spectacular, there aren't any artistic shots that change the face of cinema, but you wouldn't expect that from a movie like this. It was nice to see the various different countries that this is filmed in.
The writing was decent. This movie indeed felt like a continuation of the last feature. The jokes were spaced very nicely, which is what you want out of an action comedy,a one-two punch of funny to balance out the intensity of a violent situation.
Final Judgement
This movie is definitely the successor to RED; both in title and spirit. If you enjoyed the first movie, it's all but guaranteed that you'll most likely enjoy this. Even if you haven't seen the first movie, you won't be seriously out of the loop with this movie. Worth a matinee ticket.
Score:★★★★★★★☆☆☆
1 comments:
Was thinking about going!
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