I wish that Red 2 didn't have quite as many dead spots. I wish that it was just a little shorter. But Red 2 is one thing: irresistible. Just like the first one, it is a good time. You will leave entertained, and mostly due to the actors.
Bruce Willis is great at doing the "good guy with a gun" thing and he carries the film well. Mary-Louise Parker and Catherine Zeta-Jones are wonderfully envious and very strong female characters. John Malkovich, is well, perfect. His expressions are worth the price of admission, his one liners fierce and hysterical, and his sincerity in this zany popcorn fluff incredible. Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren are always a joy to watch, and having all of these actors on screen at once is just a treat.
This isn't so much a movie to be reviewed because everyone walking into Red 2 will want something, and I believe that that something is what Red 2 turns out to be. It is satisfying, and reliably good fun. It will have you laughing, involved, though at times, bored. The plot gets somewhat convoluted, but the action and level of destruction is actually quite insane. Everything negative here is forgivable, and everything positive remains conducive to an enjoyable night at the cinema where you are likely to leave with a smile on your face.
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