So this weekend, while the wife and daughter were out camping, I checked out two movies I’ve been waiting to see for a while.
The first is Red, which I’d see just for the great combination of the cast – Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, and Mary Louise-Parker. Sure, the action is a bit over the top, but not too much so, and each character is cast just right. A fun movie from start to finish. By the way, if you find yourself trying to figure out where you’ve seen the CIA bad guy, Cooper, before, he played Bones in the latest incarnation of Star Trek. Here’s trailer for the movie:
Second recommendation is Unstoppable, with Denzel Washington — always one of my favorites — and Chris Pine, another Star Trek actor; he played Captain Kirk. This movie deals with a train that has no driver and a cargo of lethal chemicals, and of course a populated town in danger of extinction. The action is great and, as always, Denzel Washington does a great job with his character. A good 2 hour thrill ride well suited for a big screen. YouTube won’t let me embed the trailer, but click here to see the Unstoppable trailer on YouTube.
