“Red” proves the action movie and the comic book movie have finally converged
Comic-book movies and action movies have so much in common: the unrealistic action, the loopy characterization, the WTF-laden plots. But now that more straight-up action movies are being made based on comics, the two genres have merged. Exhibit A: Red. Red, opening today, is loosely — and we stress, loosely — based on a three-issue…
