Despite it being shown semi regularly on Film 4 recently, I have not seen the original Red movie, I therefore went into Red 2 not really knowing what to expect.
That said however, the original film must be better than this. Maybe it is because I have had a long week and am very tired, but my primary emotion was one of boredom, and waiting for the film to end.
My other major issue with this movie is one of believability. For this film to work you have to believe that some of the best trained assassins in the world are absolutely incapable of killing anyone, especially the Machine gun scene, where Willis and Malkovych come out completely unscathed.
You also have to believe that you can crash a Helicopter at high speed and walk away, there is also another massive "really?" moment, but as that is a major plot point at the end of the movie I won't ruin it for you.
On the positive side, the car chase sequences are great (apart from a big crash on the "M4" that is clearly not a Major Motorway around Heathrow Airport, and there is something highly amusing about Dame Helen Mirren breaking into an asylum by pretending she thinks she is the Queen.
The few positives however do not make up for a really poor movie that is largely forgettable 3/10
That said however, the original film must be better than this. Maybe it is because I have had a long week and am very tired, but my primary emotion was one of boredom, and waiting for the film to end.
My other major issue with this movie is one of believability. For this film to work you have to believe that some of the best trained assassins in the world are absolutely incapable of killing anyone, especially the Machine gun scene, where Willis and Malkovych come out completely unscathed.
You also have to believe that you can crash a Helicopter at high speed and walk away, there is also another massive "really?" moment, but as that is a major plot point at the end of the movie I won't ruin it for you.
On the positive side, the car chase sequences are great (apart from a big crash on the "M4" that is clearly not a Major Motorway around Heathrow Airport, and there is something highly amusing about Dame Helen Mirren breaking into an asylum by pretending she thinks she is the Queen.
The few positives however do not make up for a really poor movie that is largely forgettable 3/10
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