The movie preview took place at Bugis Shaw. And it has been a while since we hang out in that area. Cynthia bumped onto her colleague while I to mine. Small world it is indeed.
The story of “Red” evolves around a team of ex-CIA agents who are now being targeted by the CIA. The first half of the movie develops the why and the second half focuses on the resolution. I prefer the part on plot development because that got me thinking on the overall motive. This movie is filled with lighthearted and fun moments. Classy I must say, a bit to the crazy end. I would not have in a million years imagined Helen Mirren wearing a long evening gown firing big machine guns at people. Then we have John Malkovich who in his unique twisted and quirky way doing the things that you probably would expect but not imagine doing. Bruce Willis is now 55 and he still looks great on screen, in his usual cool. He must be one of the most acted hero in recent film history. And there is Morgan Freeman whom I wish he has more air time. Oh, it is fun to watch Mary-Louise Parker on screen too. She plays the role of a pension fund customer service agent and has nothing to do with the CIA. Somehow, she gets swept into the plot and the amazing thing is, she games for it (and the more amazing is, I am buying it). Whenever she drops out from the plot, the plot seems to get a little bit dimmer. Perhaps it is also because she is the only younger one – in relative term of course – in the team. There is also a fair bit of romance in “Red”, which makes it different from other films of similar genre.
“Red” will be released in Singapore on Nov 11, 2010. Check it out if you are into a fun movie, especially if you are a fan of the leading actors and actresses.