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38 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyLike its predecessor, it’s a one-joke movie; the difference is that this time around, the joke is better.
- 63McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreRed 2 goes down easily, from Marvin’s demented moments of relationship advice to Dame Helen’s tender and amusing “Hitchcock” reunion with Sir Anthony. There’s a knowing twinkle in their eyes, and in everybody else’s. “Yeah, we could’ve done a Bond film,” they seem to wink. “And it would’ve been a bloody fun one, at that.”
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweNot that it isn’t entertaining, but the film's premise is certainly well past its “use by” date, resulting in another passably palatable sequel distinguished by a lack of narrative and stylistic coherence that could potentially underpin a really viable franchise.
- 60VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangWhile Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, et al. are still good for a few chuckles as a gang of superannuated government assassins, this globe-trotting action-comedy diversion applies a bigger-is-better philosophy across the board, upping the stakes, the firepower and the travel budget, but keeping real thrills and laughs at a modest trickle.
- 50Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekVillage VoiceStephanie ZacharekRed 2, disappointing in so many ways, isn't torture to watch, in part because Mirren has even more to do than she did in the first installment.
- 50Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesIt’s all supremely silly stuff, and amusingly so, as long as you don’t stop to think about all those blameless officers and agents cut down in the line of mindless entertainment.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMy favorite thing in the movie is the way co-star and Korean action icon Byung Hun Lee uses his feet of fury to hoist a paint can and send it flying.
- 30The DissolveTasha RobinsonThe DissolveTasha RobinsonThe focus is much more on Sarah, Frank, and their repetitive, ugly dynamic than on the giddy elements that made the first film trashy fun.
- 25Slant MagazineChris CabinSlant MagazineChris CabinAn awfully expensive and grossly extended Cialis commercial.