“Red” is an action comedy about a retired CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) and his struggles with retirement. Retirement becomes even harder when he gets put on a list of people to be killed off. He and some of his fellow retirees (Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and Brian Cox) are in danger. Along with the object of Moses’s affection (Mary Louise Parker), they have to find out who’s behind this and stop them.

That description may make the movie seem cheesy and like every action movie you’ve seen before (aside from the ones involving revenge, but even then, pretty similar).

But this movie is different. It has an all-star cast, great plot points, a well-written script and great dialogue. It is also quite humorous.

It starts out with showing the viewers Moses’ (Willis) retired life. It seems dull, like there’s nothing to live for, until we see him on the phone with Sarah (Parker). Their chemistry is great and they seem perfect together, but they have never met in person. You can tell she is unsure if it would be a good idea for them to meet. They do meet, but under certain circumstances that cause them to go on the adventure of – and for – their lives.

Frank slowly reunites with each of the main characters: Joe (Freeman), Marvin (Malkovich), Ivan (Cox) and Victoria (Mirren). Each character has a great contribution to the film. Together, they are an unstoppable force, even with novice Sarah.

One character gives their life for the team and one character gets kidnapped, but the team as a whole gets through everything. Moses always stays strong, and he leads the team to victory.

The movie kept me excited and amused, and it kept my dad awake (a remarkable feat). Along with the main characters, I recognized a good number of the other actors. I’d like to give shout out to actress Emily Kuroda (“Gilmore Girls,” “Grey’s Anatomy”), who had a short role as the mother of a deceased journalist; Kuroda proves there are no small parts.

The movie was fun to watch; I give it an A.