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RED 2

RED 2

Movie · 2013 · 15 people

Following the 2010 film Red, which Robert Schwentke directed, RED 2 continues the story as an American action comedy. Dean Parisot directed from a script by Jon and Erich Hoeber. The story descends from the three-part comic by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner that DC Comics published through its Homage Comics imprint in 2003 and 2004. The title RED stands for “retired, extremely dangerous.” The film premiered in Los Angeles on 11 July 2013 and opened in the United States on 19 July and in Turkey on 2 August. Reviews were mixed.

Retired CIA agent Frank Moses is dealing with rumours that his old partner Marvin Boggs is dead when FBI agents show up, hunting a nuclear weapon that was used twenty-five years earlier and then vanished. Persuaded to look into the operation, called Nightshade, the veteran agents set off on a world tour of terrorists and assassins, chasing across Europe. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker and Helen Mirren return from the first film. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins and Lee Byung-hun, as a Korean “master killer,” join as newcomers, with Brian Cox, Neal McDonough and Philip Arditti also featured.

Alan Silvestri composed the music, and the producers include Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian. A further sequel was announced in 2013 but never made.

DirectorDean Parisot
Production companyDC Comics

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Philip Arditti Philip Arditti Actor · born 1979 Bruce Willis John Malkovich Mary-Louise Parker Catherine Zeta-Jones Helen Mirren Anthony Hopkins Lee Byung-hun David Thewlis Neal McDonough Brian Cox Steven Berkoff Tim Pigott-Smith Xavier Laurent Titus Welliver

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Retired agents, a missing nuclear weapon and a chase right across Europe: on paper, it is exactly my kind of setup. The Korean master killer who joins the cast looks like the film's best card for the fight scenes. But an action comedy lives or dies on balance, and whenever the jokes keep cutting in, the tension drains away and the sense of danger goes with it.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

The usual sequel problem is felt here too: the first film's surprise, the idea that old, retired agents can still be lethal, cannot land with the same freshness twice. The change of director also tests the continuity of tone. The script tries to cover the gap by widening the cast, and the newcomers bring richness but also the risk that no character gets enough room. The world-tour structure tends to turn the story into a string of stop-and-go sketches. In my view it offers fans of the first film an enjoyable but predictable extension, with no ambition to push the genre anywhere new.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

Spies, a light tone and familiar faces. Still, remember that this is an action comedy, and a story full of terrorists and assassins comes with its share of gunfights. It is a fine evening pick for teenagers and adults. With younger children, have a look yourself first. The jokes work best for people who have already seen the first film.

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