The movie preview took place at Bugis Shaw. Â And it has been a while since we hang out in that area. Â Cynthia bumped onto her colleague while I to mine. Â 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. Â The first half of the movie develops the why and the second half focuses on the resolution. Â I prefer the part on plot development because that got me thinking on the overall motive. Â This movie is filled with lighthearted and fun moments. Â Classy I must say, a bit to the crazy end. Â I would not have in a million years imagined Helen Mirren wearing a long evening gown firing big machine guns at people. Â 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. Â Bruce Willis is now 55 and he still looks great on screen, in his usual cool. Â He must be one of the most acted hero in recent film history. Â And there is Morgan Freeman whom I wish he has more air time. Â Oh, it is fun to watch Mary-Louise Parker on screen too. Â She plays the role of a pension fund customer service agent and has nothing to do with the CIA. Â 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). Â Whenever she drops out from the plot, the plot seems to get a little bit dimmer. Â Perhaps it is also because she is the only younger one – in relative term of course – in the team. Â 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. Â Check it out if you are into a fun movie, especially if you are a fan of the leading actors and actresses.