RED 2
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Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
What critics thought
Critics found RED 2 a mostly joyless retread, noting that the original's relaxed, self-aware charm has been traded for louder, emptier action. The ensemble cast still generates occasional warmth, but reviewers were largely united in feeling the premise had already exhausted itself.
“An obligatory sequel that can't quite recapture the sly, laid-back pleasures of its cheerfully ridiculous predecessor.”
Justin Chang·Variety
“...in a lackadaisical sequel no one asked for except perhaps his creditors, Bruce Willis seems unmotivated to smile at all, much less offer a series of emotions that constitute a believable or compelling performance.”
Todd Gilchrist·The Wrap
“Red 2 is much more of a mixed bag than it should have been.”
Betsy Sharkey·Los Angeles Times
“Cars careen, lazily written infiltration plans are executed, and the violence is plentiful and toothless.”
Nicolas Rapold·The New York Times
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Cast & Crew
Dean ParisotDirector
Bruce WillisFrank Moses
John MalkovichMarvin Boggs
Mary-Louise ParkerSarah Ross
Dan JeannotteYoung FBI Agent
Anthony HopkinsBailey
Helen MirrenVictoria
Catherine Zeta-JonesKatja
Lee Byung-hunHan Cho Bai
David ThewlisThe Frog
Brian CoxIvan
Neal McDonoughJack Horton
Steven BerkoffCobb
Alan SilvestriComposer
Erich HoeberWriter
Enrique ChediakCinematographyRED 2
Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
What critics thought
Critics found RED 2 a mostly joyless retread, noting that the original's relaxed, self-aware charm has been traded for louder, emptier action. The ensemble cast still generates occasional warmth, but reviewers were largely united in feeling the premise had already exhausted itself.
“An obligatory sequel that can't quite recapture the sly, laid-back pleasures of its cheerfully ridiculous predecessor.”
Justin Chang·Variety
“...in a lackadaisical sequel no one asked for except perhaps his creditors, Bruce Willis seems unmotivated to smile at all, much less offer a series of emotions that constitute a believable or compelling performance.”
Todd Gilchrist·The Wrap
“Red 2 is much more of a mixed bag than it should have been.”
Betsy Sharkey·Los Angeles Times
“Cars careen, lazily written infiltration plans are executed, and the violence is plentiful and toothless.”
Nicolas Rapold·The New York Times
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Cast & Crew
Dean ParisotDirectorBruce WillisFrank MosesJohn MalkovichMarvin BoggsMary-Louise ParkerSarah RossDan JeannotteYoung FBI AgentAnthony HopkinsBaileyHelen MirrenVictoriaCatherine Zeta-JonesKatjaLee Byung-hunHan Cho BaiDavid ThewlisThe FrogBrian CoxIvanNeal McDonoughJack HortonSteven BerkoffCobbAlan SilvestriComposerErich HoeberWriterEnrique ChediakCinematographyStream
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