Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Sep 1, 2022 2.5/4

The overly fun-loving tone of Red 2 prevents us from feeling truly involved.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 21, 2022 2/4

RED 2 slowly-but-surely begins to fizzle out as it enters its padded-out and hopelessly convoluted midsection...

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Cory Woodroof Nashville Scene Sep 9, 2021

Instead of the bombastic blast RED provided, the new movie is uninspired product that uses a semi-familiar title to attract an audience.

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Niall Browne Movies in Focus Mar 17, 2021 4/5

Check your brain at the door, kick back and enjoy.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Dec 4, 2020 7/10

Incessant location changes and elaborate fight sequences may entertain in the moment, but an absence of reason marks a quick flight from memory.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 21, 2020 2.0/4.0

What felt fresh the first time around now feels predictable.

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Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Jul 8, 2020 C+

Overall we're talking fun, firefights, and an enjoyable, but forgettable time at the movies.

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Ryan Syrek The Reader (Omaha, NE) Aug 27, 2019 B-

Watching talented folks like this have a genuinely good time is contagious, and given the late-summer tsunami of mediocrity we're swimming in, simply having reason to smile a bit feels like a decent victory.

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Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Apr 10, 2019 B-

Your tolerance for "Red 2" can be answered with one simple test. If you liked the first one, then you will like this film as well -- it's pretty much the same film.

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Chris Fennell CineVue Feb 27, 2019 2/5

Sounds fun, right? Unfortunately, the reality is dutiful and underwhelming.

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Nathalia Aryani San Diego Entertainer Jan 26, 2019

It could have been much better, but it's passable entertainment.

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Abbie Bernstein Assignment X Jan 26, 2019 B

Red 2 is unlikely to blow anyone's mind, but most of it is highly enjoyable, with enough moving parts to keep everyone entertained and invigorated. Besides, it's worth it just for Mirren and Lee.

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Camilla Long Sunday Times (UK) Mar 8, 2018 1/5

I liked about 2 1/2 minutes... The rest is just embarrassing and wrong.

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Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald Nov 29, 2017 A

Neatly balancing murderous mayhem with goofy, sophisticated humor, this twisty, blackly comic crime caper is perfectly tuned by its first-rate cast.

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Francesca Rudkin New Zealand Herald Sep 8, 2017 3/5

Red 2 is infectious good fun, well acted and wonderfully exaggerated escapism.

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Jared Mobarak The Film Stage Jul 11, 2016 C

Red 2 is chock full of red herrings with none more glaring than the one tricking us into thinking the screenwriters' return would retain the tone and feel of the first.

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J. Olson Cinemixtape Apr 17, 2016 3/5

"Red 2" is at least as good as its predecessor, if not noticeably better.

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Martin Tsai Critic's Notebook Oct 8, 2015

It's not that surprising coming from a Bruce Willis flick, but its thesis of gun lovers being morally superior to bomb lovers is still entirely suspect.

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John Hanlon Big Hollywood Dec 23, 2013 3.0/5

A highly-watchable but stilted sequel that serves as a complacent sequel to the fun original.

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Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Dec 15, 2013 2.5/4

Much of the originality has faded and Morgan Freeman's absence is keenly felt, but the end result is still a fun, exciting adventure.

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