#221: RED, Movies recommended or seen lately... Les films a voir

Genre: Action/Comedy/Comedie
Annee/Year: 2010
Country: US
Format: Blu Ray
RED means Retired Extremely Dangerous from young director Robert Schwentke (who also brought us Flightplan and The time travelers' wife). This action comedy is very well written with excellent dialogues. Lead role of Frank is played by Bruce Willis playing a retired special ops agent who has not lost his edge but is bored in his retirement life. Frank falls for a government pension employee (played by Mary-Louise Parker) who's life is equally boring. Both of them get sucked into a race to save their skin as an older spec ops agent is determined to eliminate his old colleagues. This forces Frank to contact his best buddies (played by Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich) to get even odds to save their retired skins. Great action, witty scripts and great actors make this an excellent entertainment value not to be missed.

RED est un film du jeune réalisateur Robert Schwentke (qui nous a aussi apporté Flightplan et The time travelers' wife). Cette comédie et film d`action à la fois, est vraiment bien fait et le jeu d`acteur y est solide. Le tout est agrémenté d`excellents dialogues. Bruce Willis joue le rôle de Frank un ancien agent des forces spéciales qui est maintenant à la retraite mais qui ne s`y plait pas du tout. Il tombe en amour avec une fonctionnaire qui rêve d`aventures romantiques jouée par Mary-Louise Parker pour qui le rêve devient une réalité lorsqu`un anciens agents des force spéciales décide d`éliminer ses anciens collègues. Frank part a la recherche de ses amis pour se défendre et se donner une chance de survie. Il retrouve les charactères joués par Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman et John Malkovich qui sont absolument parfait. Beaucoup d`action, de superbes textes et de très bons acteurs en font un film très divertissant à ne pas manquer.

Great quotes:
Marvin Boggs: [from trailer ] Why are you trying to kill me?
Frank Moses: Look, why would I be trying to kill you?
Marvin Boggs: Because last time we met, I tried to kill you.
Frank Moses: That was a long time ago.
Marvin Boggs: Some people hold on to things like that.
...
Marvin Boggs: I remember the Secret Service being tougher.
Victoria: Me too.
...
Frank Moses: [to Marvin] Open the pig! Open the pig!
[Marvin unzips the pig, and pulls out a grenade launcher]
...
Businesswoman: That's right, old man!
Marvin Boggs: Old man?
Frank Moses: No respect.
Marvin Boggs: Can I kill her now?
Frank Moses: [nods affirmative]
Marvin Boggs: [steps out from behind shipping container and shoots her oncoming bazooka rocket blowing her up]
Marvin Boggs: Old man my ass!
...
Frank Moses: Watch you back, too.
Joe Matheson: I'm 80 years old. I got stage 4 live cancer. What the hell can they do to me?
Frank Moses: They can still shoot you.
Joe Matheson: Well... I never thought this would happen to me.
Frank Moses: What?
Joe Matheson: Getting old. Well I mean, Vietnam, Afghanistan. The Green Spring Rest Home?
...
Cynthia Wilkes: You just got your ass handed to you by a goddamned retiree!
...

Link: http://www.red-themovie.com/

Entertainment rating: 9/10
Cast/acting rating: 8/10
Artistic rating: 6/10
Reflexion rating: 4/10
Production rating: 8/10
Adult factor: 9/10
Wide audience: 8/10
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Overall personnal rating: 8/10