It seems that the results for the anticipated film "RED 2" are in and the movie is receiving mixed reviews.

The all star cast of the sequel included Oscar Award winners Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins along with seasoned vetern actors, Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, John Malkovich, and much more.

To be fair it is difficult to make a successful sequel when the film doesn't already have an established fan base. The first film "RED" was a mere box office success at $90 million, according to USA Today.

But mixed reviews will give moviegoers the opportunity to go see the flick without completely ruling it out as a waste of time.

Justin Chang from Variety gave the film a negative review, in his opinion, "[While] it's never less than watchable, this sort of droll, dark comedy is harder to pull off than it looks, and the lightness that 'Red 2' seems to be aiming for ultimately feels more like laziness, from the cut-rate quality of the banter to the busy, cluttered nature of the storytelling.

"Boilerplate twists and indifferent plotting were no hindrance to enjoying 'Red,' which got by on its marvelous actors and the wry, even poignant conceit of professional killers being continually made aware of their own mortality.

"But that irony had more or less exhausted its potential by film's end, and the actors returning for duty, though still marvelous, have little to do but recycle their character quirks, invariably to lesser effect."

Meanwhile New York Daily News' Joe Neumaier thought the film did all right considering the other films that have run its course in the past.

In his opinion, "Sometimes credit can be given for not trying too hard. In which case, 'Red 2' generally comes out ahead for being so laid-back. This oldster-spies-in-from-the-cold flick is a sequel no one was asking for.

"Yet it's here anyway, and as the stars saunter through, the movie starts to feel like a spy flick molded around a Dean Martin celebrity roast.

"It's never laugh-out-loud funny or inside-track smart, but in a summer full of bombastic failures, a lack of pretense is enough."

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