This is an action comedy unlike any other coming into your living room this Wednesday night. Why don’t you like others? Because the four main characters in Red, CIA agents, are on average 65 years old! And they’re played by none other than Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich, no less!
red (French for retired extremely dangerous or pensioner extremely dangerous) sees four CIA agents not really happy with their retired status: Frank can’t stand being inactive, his colleague Joe plants himself in a specialized facility, Marvin uses amphetamines, and Victoria does odd jobs. It’s not easy to drop out when you’ve been a CIA agent all your life! However, when their former employer decides to eliminate these people for good, he discovers that despite their age, they are still powerful opponents…
A big screen adaptation of the comic illustrated by Cooley Hamner and a feature film written by Warren Ellis redWith its irresistible pitch, it is great entertainment. It’s funny, rhythmic, full of ideas and the action scenes look great, like this mind-blowing moment that sees Bruce WillisAlways comfortable with a very muscular sequence, getting out of the car as it revs!
Director of the “Divergent” saga at the helm
But of great quality redObviously, it’s his lavish quartet of Hollywood stars. Bruce, Morgan, Helen and Johnny have fun like crazy in front of the camera of Robert Schwentke (director of the last two parts of the Divergent saga) for a really funny result!
Want to spend an evening with four adults who aren’t “too old for this shit” yet (but yeah, you get the point!)? So, action comedy red A nice little public success in French theaters with more than 800,000 viewers, this is the program you need!
Tonight on the M6 at 9.10pm.
Our interview with the “Red” team:
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