Red 2

TAKE 1: One Man’s Opinion

…because film is largely subjective

    

by Frederick William Springer III

 

Red 2

Release Date:  19 July 2013                                                               Runtime:  119 Minutes              

Review Date:  1 October 2013                                                            Rating:  3 (of 6)

      Red was a movie I had wanted to see but never got around to.  Having the opportunity to see the sequel in the theater, I rented it the night before.  It was dynamic and the chemistry between the characters/actors was spectacular, the story fun.

     Red 2 didn't hold any of this magic, whatever chemistry there was seemingly lost.  Even with the addition of Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Byung-hun Lee, the story more or less fell flat for me.  While I usually herald the original writers returning, it seemingly didn't help on this one.

     A third installment has since been announced but I won't be spending any more time with these characters.

     *It is worth noting that the "review" dates I list are actually the day of the screening, me not necessarily penning my write up till the next day or even up to a week later.  This is a very extreme case wherein almost 2 months have passed--it's now November 25th.  While I don't think this has affected me here as I didn't really have anything to write and why I've kept postponing the inevitable, it may have kept me from including any fine details since forgotten.

 

     **Update: A demonstration on how fleeting and fickle our tastes can be:  Mid-January, I rewatched the original, a Black Friday Blu-ray deal I had nabbed.  It no longer enthralled or engaged me at all.