They’re not Black or White, Just RED all over…

I don’t know about you, but I have this terrible habit of seeing a preview for a movie, thinking it looks awesome, setting high expectations, and then being sorely disappointed because it’s just “mediocre.” Unfortunately, this means that I can usually only enjoy movies that I regard with low or no expectations. Well, last night we watched RED, and I LOVED it! I had so much fun watching it; I think I’d even like to watch it again tonight.
I’ve actually wanted to see this movie for about 6 months now. We had rented some movie with a preview for RED, along with a bunch of other really good previews that I couldn’t remember after the movie. I immediately thought RED would be an awesome movie, and I was disappointed that it wasn’t already on DVD for me to watch. It’s been in the back of my mind as a good movie, though.
So, when we saw it available at the Redbox last week, I got excited, but we couldn’t get it that night b/c I needed to watch a movie I didn’t really care about so I could do some lesson planning at the same time.
Well, we finally had some adult time last night (after an excruciating day with a demon-possessed 3-yr-old), and we got to watch RED.
If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend it. With Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman at the top of the billing, it’s definitely worth it. If you don’t know what it’s about, RED is a government acronym for “Retired, Extremely Dangerous.” So Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, and Helen Mirren all team up as some ex-kickass CIA agents.
As we were watching the movie, and I was enjoying the great acting, action, writing, and humor, I kept dreading the possibility of a terrible ending that would ruin the entire movie for me. You know how movie makers tend to think they need this really great plot twist at the end so you don’t feel too smart for figuring out the ending? Don’t those twists just get your goat sometimes? I hate it when they turn a really lovable character into the mastermind villain stabbing everyone in the back.
Well, since it is an excellent movie, there is a plot twist at the end, but it’s perfectly fitting, acceptable, and does not detract from the rest of the movie at all.
Anyway, I was so surprised by how much I enjoyed this movie that I thought I’d share the love! Enjoy!