Red

I have been a huge fan of Bruce Willis since Die Hard came out (yes, I’m dating myself and no, I really didn’t watch him in Moonlighting).  I’m also a fan of Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren AND John Malkovich.  So, I was very excited for the release of this movie.  It did not disappoint.

When you see actors that are so closely associated with a character (that basically made them famous) in a different project, it hard to accept them in a new role.  A perfect example of this is Sean Connery in The Hunt For Red October.  There is no way that you would ever convince me that he was a Soviet submarine commander.  He is, and always will be, known as James Bond 007.  Of course the fact that he still used his thick Scottish accent didn’t help.  When I was watching this movie, I was able to disassociate my thoughts of these actors previous works from the character they were playing in this film.  When I saw Bruce Willis in this movie, I wasn’t thinking of John McClane.  I was seeing, and liked, his character Frank Moses.  I liked all the main characters in this movie.  The character of Sarah Ross, played by Mary-Louise Parker, was endearing.  I must say I didn’t quite buy the idea of her and Frank as a couple.  I don’t think the chemistry was quite there.  And I ADORED Helen Mirren’s character Victoria.  I want to be her in a few (read many) years!

The story had my attention from the first frame.  It is well written, well acted, and the humor was on point.  Mike and I were exploding in laughter consistently throughout the movie.

I left the theatre feeling good.  Entertained and smiling.  If this is what it’s like to become retired and extremely dangerous, sign me up!