RED 2

— I saw “RED 2” yesterday. It wasn’t quite as entertaining as “RED”, but still passable. It would have been much better with more of Helen Mirren. Luckily, Mary-Louise Parker’s on screen a lot since she’s very good. The surprising thing is that Bruce Willis wasn’t phoning in his performance and, instead, showed some spunk and spark. [Last week I watch “A Good Day To Die Hard” (DVD) and Willis didn’t even bother trying to act in it!] I’m just a sucker for established and talented actors getting together to have fun with an “ensemble cast” film, but this one just misses being fun for the audience.

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[2013. 116 min. Directed by Dean Parisot. Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich,Mary-Louise Parker, and Anthony Hopkins.]
http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-red-2-1200562715/