R.E.D. (Retired and Extremely Dangerous) [Movie Review]

[Post published by Liviu, on Liviu's [Personal] Blog]

After an almost funny animation [Liviu: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole], it was time for a hit. Yes, R.E.D. (Retired and Extremely Dangerous) [official site; IMDB; en.wikipedia; CineMagia (in Romanian)]


Do the actors playing retired characters play retiredly?

Let's see who we've got here from real life: grandpas Willis + Malkovich + Freeman and grandma Mirren. Well, no, they don't act retiredly. They're quite fresh and ready to act in a funny & engaging movie. Only the sexy-no-name-Parker [IMDB: Mary-Louise Parker] looks kind of retired although still young at 46.

See what the financial crisis is doing? They still cast old actors in movies :)) Ok, that was a nasty joke since they still act well.
Side note: I feel sorry for Michael Douglas's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps [Liviu: review], but it was kind of bad - he's old. Now, he should be retired :p


Action? Explosions? Funny jokes?

Yes. I laughed and enjoyed it.


The story?

Funny, entertaining, engaging.

Is HM Queen Elizabeth II in the movie? No :)) [IMDB: The Queen] ... or maybe She's undercover... hmm, hard to tell with that true accent... :)) Well, the explanation is rather simple: Ms. Mirren speaks the Queen's English (as the English call it), which we all non-natives have been taught at school, not the American-English that everybody else speaks.


Should I go watch it?

Yes, it is fun. You shall enjoy it.



Conclusions

R.E.D. (Retired and Extremely Dangerous) - funny, entertaining, engaging, quite a lot of action. Worth watching.