RED
Retired C.I.A. operative Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) finds himself back in action and in need of help from a group of his old colleagues as hit squads from the current C.I.A. administration begin trying to eliminate him and his innocent romantic interest Sarah  ( Mary-Louise Parker). As Frank begins to assemble his team, including intelligence guru Joe (Morgan Freeman), hitman Marvin (John Malkovich), and weapons and sniper specialist Victoria (Helen Mirren) a bigger plot begins to unfold. But, can Frank and crew find out who gave the order to kill him; and, how far will he have to go in order to put an end to the chaos?
Now, it should come as no surprise the acting across the board is solid from all parties and conceptually the film has the makings for what could be a lot of fun, it’s unfortunate that the writing department comes up short. Easy setups and attempts at humor resound flat for the most part, and, the few stand out moments that do muster a chuckle or two just aren’t enough to really pull the yoke enough to keep this one aloft as a comedy. Sure, the action elements of the film work fine but at a certain point they aren’t really anything terribly new or unpredictable. All of this in mind I don’t know if I’d want to shell out full price for this one, but as a matinee, this might still be a winner. RED is rated PG-13.