Red (2010)

All Critics (194) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (141) | Rotten (56) | DVD (6)

Red is a goofball lament. It's saying that in the good old days, or at least in the good old movie days, our killers were good-time guys.

January 3, 2011 Full Review

Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Top Critic

Beneath its light exterior is not only a neat, if unsubtle, political undercurrent but a rebellious streak about how the allure of firing an RPG outweighs the prospect of retirement.

October 20, 2010 Full Review

David Jenkins

Time Out

Top Critic

Much of the enjoyment comes from seeing these respected thespians so thoroughly embody cartoon characters; it's like Sidney Lumet directing Space Jam.

October 15, 2010 Full Review | Comment (1)

Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

You're never too old for mayhem.

October 15, 2010 Full Review

Tom Long

Detroit News

Top Critic

What really works for Red is our shared history with the actors involved.

October 15, 2010 Full Review

Laremy Legel

Film.com

Top Critic

Red has ka-booms, rat-a-tat-tats and a wildly extended first date. It's edgy and fantastically gooey -- and flaunts it.

October 15, 2010 Full Review

Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

Top Critic

A playful action blockbuster with a top-shelf cast and a refreshingly unconventional concept.

April 15, 2013 Full Review

Jason Buchanan

TV Guide's Movie Guide

Oh, that "RED" was the giddy romp it might have been, it promises to be or it thinks it is.

January 31, 2013 Full Review

Roger Moore

Movie Nation

Put your brain on hold for a few hours and you'll enjoy this light-hearted action comedy.

January 6, 2013 Full Review

John Hanlon

Big Hollywood

The best reason to get out there and see it is to see these actors take on this kind of over-the-top material. The fun they appear to be having on screen ends up being quite contagious.

September 22, 2012 Full Review

Jeff Beck

Examiner.com

The cast's efforts go about halfway to compensating for Red's lack of inspiration elsewhere.

January 30, 2012 Full Review

Jay Antani

Cinema Writer

All the stars seem to be having great fun playing goodies and baddies and running around shooting things. But they could do the same thing paintballing, sparing us from having to watch them and avoiding having to spend 60 million dollars in the process.

December 13, 2011 Full Review

Laurence Boyce

The Baltic Times

A fun little spy thriller that twists the old adage that you can't teach an old dog new tricks and suggests that perhaps they can teach you something new instead.

August 15, 2011 Full Review

Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Si el entretenimiento funciona, además, se debe en gran parte a un atractivo elenco que se divierte como loco jugando a los espías y a los héroes de acción.

May 19, 2011 Full Review

Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

It could use more blammo. And more witty. And more everything else. But it requires nothing from you and, in turn, gives back a reasonable amount of action-tainment, so you still come out ahead in the bargain.

April 4, 2011 Full Review

Dave White

Movies.com

This is a flawed but highly enjoyable actioner, bouyed massively by its big-hitting stars and a cheekily dark sense of humour.

April 1, 2011 Full Review

Matt Neal

The Standard

If the prospect of seeing Dame Helen letting rip with a ginormous machine gun while dressed to the nines tickles your fancy, give the film a go.

March 18, 2011 Full Review

Jason Best

Movie Talk

A visually explosive film that leaves little time to catch your breath.

February 6, 2011 Full Review | Comment (1)

Roger Tennis

Cinemaclips.com

Geezer G-Men gone wild!

January 30, 2011 Full Review

Kam Williams

NewsBlaze

Rowdy espionage by over-the-hill undercover hotheads that is less about belligerent bragging rights, than generation gap self-parody. And a PG rated Willis initiated phone sex sidebar for unrequited lovebirds, in prolonged perverse celibate CIA desire.

January 2, 2011 Full Review

Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

Call it the film equivalent of the Traveling Wilbury's...a sly caper film that boasts an Oscar laden, all-star veteran cast yet is anything but old and tired.

December 27, 2010 Full Review

Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

They're not too old for this shit.

December 7, 2010 Full Review

Rod Yates

Empire Magazine Australasia

The novel AARP-action vibe is loose and pleasant, even if the sensitive viewer can't help wishing gunplay and murder weren't so easy to accept as escapist entertainment.

December 3, 2010 Full Review

John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

...filled with the kind of sprightly paced, lighthearted violence that's supposed to evoke chuckles but mostly seems under-heated and over-loud.

November 16, 2010 Full Review

Jeff Meyers

Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

• 1. Frank Moses: Is this gonna be a problem?
  2. William Cooper: No, I got it Grandpa.
  – Submitted by Cody H (2 months ago)
• 1. Robert Stanton: We're getting the band back together. It's nice.
  – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)
• 1. Ivan Simonov: I miss all this. I haven't killed anyone in years.
  – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)
• 1. Marvin Boggs: Old man, my ass!
  – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)
• 1. Sarah Ross: This is just like Love's Savage Secret.
  – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)
• 1. Joe Matheson: This used to be a gentleman's game.
  – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)

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