The title RED may work for a comic-book series. But when it stands for 'retired, extremely dangerous', and is the title of a live-action film, it comes off as cheesy and anything but dangerous.
Frank Moses (Bruce Willis), a former CIA agent now classified as 'RED', uses any excuse to call Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker), a phone operator in charge of his pension cheques, and they soon become close.
One night, a band of assassins attempt to kill Moses. Knowing the team's advanced methods, Moses realises that anyone associated with him may also be in danger. He drives to Kansas City to protect Sarah and soon finds out that the hit is part of a bigger CIA conspiracy.
Moses and his old squad - Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich) and Victoria (Helen Mirren) - come out of retirement to expose the CIA's dirty secrets.
The acting is superb, and Mirren stands out in a white gown packing heat.
Sadly the film isn't funny enough to be a straight comedy, and it doesn't have the meaty action needed make it a real thriller. The result is an action-comedy with a somewhat wasted cast that manages to hold your interest for brief periods of time.