Red 2 (2013)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 134
Fresh: 56 | Rotten: 78
While it's still hard to argue with its impeccable cast or the fun they often seem to be having, Red 2 replaces much of the goofy fun of its predecessor with empty, over-the-top bombast.
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 24
While it's still hard to argue with its impeccable cast or the fun they often seem to be having, Red 2 replaces much of the goofy fun of its predecessor with empty, over-the-top bombast.
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Movie Info
In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they'll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow.
Cast
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Bruce Willis
Frank Moses -
John Malkovich
Marvin Boggs -
Mary-Louise Parker
Sarah Ross -
Helen Mirren
Victoria -
Anthony Hopkins
Edward Bailey -
Byung-hun Lee
Han Cho Bai -
Jong Kun Lee
Han's Father -
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Katja -
Neal McDonough
Jack Horton -
David Thewlis
The Frog -
Garick Hagon
Davis -
Tim Pigott-Smith
Director Phillips -
Brian Cox
Ivan -
Philip Arditti
Arman -
Mitchell Mullen
Wade -
Martin Sims
Blackwell -
Tristan D. Lalla
Vance -
Khalid Laith
Al Saïd -
Tom Wu
Security Officer -
Emilio Doorgasingh
Iranian Ambassador -
David Papava
Russian Police Offic... -
Dan Jeannotte
Young FBI Agent -
Aleksandar Mikic
Kremlin Guard -
Emanuel Hoss-Desmara...
MI6 Intelligence Off... -
Nathalie Buscombe
Serena -
Tony Pritchard
Orderly #1 -
Kirris Rivierre
Orderly #2 -
Wahab Sheikh
Iranian Clerk -
Steven Berkoff
Cobb -
Paul Hopkins
Funeral Director -
Vlasta Vrana
General McKennon -
Rob David
Russian Officer -
Adam Shaw
Creepy Young Man -
Tom Hodgkins
Snyder -
Emma Heming Wills
Kelly -
Moe Jeudy-Lamour
Marine -
Penny Bunton
Boddington -
Nathan Wiley
Receptionist, Recept... -
Eric Davis
MI6 Chief Security O... -
Andrew Byron
Russian Lead Officer -
Alex Gorchev
Kremlin Security Off... -
Michael Patrick Hear...
Senior MI6 Man -
Sandra Lavoie
Weeping Woman -
Bentley Kalu
Commando -
Rebecca Croll
Waitress -
Georg Nikoloff
Russian Scientist -
Bianca Bellange
Banker -
Kevin Woodhouse
Guy -
Terry Maguire
Costco Man -
Xavier Laurent
Waiter -
Sherif Eltayeb
Revolutionary Guard ... -
Alan Grice
Russian Officer #2 -
Thomas Thoroe
Russian Officer #3 -
Yo Santhaveesuk
Security Officer #2 -
George Georgiou
Revolutionary Guard -
Waj Ali
Helicopter Pilot -
Tony Smith
Boddington Security
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All Critics (134) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (56) | Rotten (78)
Ultimately, it's popcorn nihilism without the big laughs that helped distract from the casual approach to life and death in 'Red'.
Top CriticThis is a likable, almost gentle comedy and also a violent action film about the possibility of a nuclear bomb going off in a major city.
Willis is self-evidently capable of kicking the asses of men considerably younger than himself. But at some point shouldn't he consider an alternative pastime?
Ridiculously action-packed and just as endearing, Red 2 is why we go to sequels despite our well-earned cynicism about studios churning them out.
It's nice to see oldsters cavorting in kaboom movies, but a little of this stuff goes a long way.
What's interesting about 'RED 2' is that, not only is it better than its predecessor, it is miles better ...
The cookie-cutter action sequences - car chases, fireballs, shoot-outs - are so-so and whereas the first film had a giddy cheekiness to it, the vibe here just feels forced, a common trait of sequels we really weren't hankering for.
Who knows if teenagers will appreciate this type of actioner? No matter. They get plenty of films designed for them. You go, gramps!
The basic formula of the freefall of action, laughs and casting class of the 2010 first film is the same, but everything is less spontaneous, a little more forced and a tad overcooked this second time around... Mirren comes out best
RED 2's support cast (including the new additions) are punching hard for this sequel to be as fun as the original; however the diluted globetrotting and Willis' clear 'pay-check' performance make you wish they'd retired this series after the original.
RED 2 plays it pretty safe, carefully emulating the style and tone of its predecessor, so if you enjoyed the first one, RED 2 should tick the same boxes for you.
Silly but unapologetic entertainment.
About the best - and maybe the worst - that can be about RED 2 is that it is an exceedingly safe pick.
While we applaud the minds behind Red 2 for making a film for adults in a sea of movies for kids and teenage boys, they didn't actually make a good film for adults.
The Expendables meets The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel isn't an obviously winning formula.
Smart, breezy spy action, with an of-the-moment vibe that takes it post-post-9/11 and into the Wikileaks era of global politics.
Willis looks so tired, so lacking in vitality, that it's tempting to suggest he follow his character's lead and retire.
[A] tiresome sequel ...
The plot is all too generic, right down to the ticking-bomb climax. You can easily imagine it being taken off the shelf and handed to a bunch of younger actors with barely a tweak.
The trick to RED 2's success is its willingness to allow the actors to roar through all their greatest hits at the loudest possible volume.
The plot might not add up to much, but there's plenty of fire-fights, punch-ups and bristling one-liners to go round a cast so vast they could have called this The Extendables.
Like the first one, it's played for laughs in-between bouts of mayhem; most of the gags are off-target, though Mirren's Nancy Mitfordesque assassin gets a pretty good kill ratio.
Retired, extremely dull.
That A-list cast of "retired, extremely dangerous" spies is back, coasting through another amiable but uninspired action-comedy.
Red 2 seems stifled by the weight of its own detailed exposition, and only Hopkins seems to be enjoying himself in the same gleeful way that Mirren did in the previous film.
"Retired & Extremely Dangerous" this lot may well be, but after two films proving they can't get it together, the emphasis really ought to be on retired.
Audience Reviews for Red 2
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Super Reviewer
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- Edward Bailey: I didn't see that comin'!
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- Edward Bailey: I didn't see that coming!
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- Victoria: IT's important to enjoy life while you still can.
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- Marvin Boggs: You haven't killed anybody in months!
- Frank Moses: That's a positive thing!
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- Victoria: Its important to enjoy life while you still can!
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- Marvin Boggs: What happens in the Kremlin stays in the Kremlin!
Discussion Forum
| Topic | Last Post | Replies |
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| Red 2 or R.I.P.D. | 2 months ago | 47 |
| Red TWO?!?! WHY? | 42 days ago | 47 |
| Tomatometer Predictions | 2 months ago | 25 |
| Really? | 2 months ago | 18 |
| Why does the genre info for this film call it a drama? | 2 months ago | 5 |
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