Redundant and unnecessary.

Excellent adaptation.

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

The acting in this movie is really good.

Action scenes and combat were good enough for me. Marvin Bogs (actor: John Malkovich) was nicely characterized and it was delightful to watch him. But even his characterization had its own flaws.The first bad thing that caught my eye was Frank's calmness and exorbitant "coolness". He was being assaulted by 2 SWAT squads, however, it felt like he didn't even worry, as if he was invaded a 100 times in the past and it is casual for him. Not only that assault should've been alerting, there were multiple situations, where anyone would get sweaty hands. His past was told very briefly. It wasn't enough to convince me, that he can act cool in those situations.Directing had many flaws. The very first minutes of the movie felt really weird. Frank woke up at exactly 6:00 without any alarm, if that is not unrealistic enough, he woke up like "a robot", that was unnatural. Also when Sarah had tape on her mouth in the car, she could've easily removed it, as her hands were tied in front of her. That is minor, but still caught my eye. The way Frank exited the car was really weird and unrealistic.Characterization lacked reason and was inadequate. Not only franks boldness was exaggerated, but while he appeared to be "professional", he fell in love with Sarah, a woman he has never seen in real life. Is he a teen? Sarah itself had little characterization, which had no reason. She was in shock, which should've rankled her. However, she later joins Frank's company with alacrity. Also, their love was "technical". No emotions, no romance.Marvin was a funny and interesting personality and he was characterized as very aware. The characterization on him was done well, however it had no influence to the main story. His abilities to detect threat didn't appear to have any effect in the end. Good, but useless characterization.It was hard to understand the story itself, due to lack of origins for the events and actions. A lot of things lacked reason.I lacked subtle, but influential details, which always buys my attention.At least is wasn't a torment to watch the movie, but it had too many flaws.

As Morgan Freeman puts it, "We're getting the band back together. That's nice"and it's when the cast is having fun with the material that "RED" is decent. And a solid cast it is, but the lead was entirely miscast. Bruce Willis applies his halfhearted smirk and lets everyone else do the heavy lifting. And so much of this focuses on his character, so he just sucks the energy right out of it.I didn't like watching this very much because the tone was all over the place. When the (better) costars were on the screen, there was glee, there was energy; and they're doing their best with lackluster characters. If Willis would just get out of the way and let Malkovich, Freeman and Mirren work, this would be great.5/10 Speaking of Helen Mirren, she's the shining star of this movie. She just lights up the screen like the guns she wields (which are huge). And that is something to see.

RED (retired extremely dangerous) (2010) is a very entertaining and thrilling action film. Helen Mirren was by far my favorite character in this movie! She was great in this movie, so slick and cool!! And of course Bruce Willis is great in here, such a great action hero, as he is in most movies. Mary Louise Parker and Morgan Freeman were great as well, all the characters in RED are so well constructed and cool to see. The script for this movie is well written and has just the right amount of action and comedy mixed in. The director really did a great job with the action sequences, they were very slick and fun to watch. The visuals and the whole look of the movie is very good too, and I loved the costume design as well. Overall, the bottom line is that RED is just a cool, fun time for all to see! There is also very funny dialogue between the characters, Marty Louise Parker's character is especially funny. I really loved her character! 10/10 for RED! Love it every time, never gets old.

RED stars Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and Morgan Freeman. It is a comedy mixed with action and adventure with a touch of romance. The general plot of the movie is Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) gathering his old black-ops team together so they can uncover the pieces and figure out who put the hit on them and so that they can survive. RED, Retired Extremely Dangerous, is an acronym for this group of retired agents. The movie has many unexpected twists and turns and keeps the audience's attention throughout the story. This movie can go for guys or girls. There is lots of action, fancy high powered guns and cameo, designer clothing, romance, and very special pig. The filmmakers choreographed intense and graphic blow-up scenes that kept the movie rolling. One moral in the movie is to 'respect your elders'.Marvin (Malkovich) is extremely upset when someone calls him an 'Old Man.' Each member of the group has worked their entire lifetime for the CIA and feels that they have earned respect for the jobs that they have completed in their careers. Even though RED is a high action movie, it contains a lot comedy. the character are ex-CIA assassins and they're quite lovable. It's interesting on how each different personality works together to make the team successful. Overall this movie is a very enjoyable movie.For more of my reviews check them out here:iamhannahevans.tumblr.com