Red 2   August 1, 2013  Like its predecessor, whose nearly $200
million gross automatically generated this sequel, Red 2 seems
to exist solely as a reason for a certain strata of celebrities
to just sort of hang out—an Expendables with less visible
straining, a Grown-Ups with more guns, etc. Similarly, your
enjoyment will likely depend on your own lowered expectations:
If you’re amused by the juxtaposition of Bruce Willis’ still-
retired, still extremely dangerous CIA agent shopping for
denture cream (Side note: What?), and his Costco trip with
hostage-turned-girlfriend Mary-Louise Parker being rudely
interrupted by more of John Malkovich and Helen Mirren’s spy
games, then you’ll likely enjoy another round of this as much as
the actors appear to—which is to say, sort of, why not, there’s
nothing else going on this week. Maybe just don’t think about
the fact that Bruce Willis is starring in this same movie at
least three times next year. Anyway, this time Catherine Zeta-
Jones and Anthony Hopkins join in on the