Whenever I go see a movie with Nicholas Cage these days, I always go in with very low expectations. Not sure why, but I guess I’ve been disappointed with the surge of movies he has done lately; most recently (barely two months ago) the uneven “Season of the Witch”. Well, director Patrick Lussier hasn’t exactly impressed me with his resume, but somehow I ended up watching “Drive Angry”. Not sure why but I guess I was in the right mood to see a silly, shoot ‘em … more
** out of **** As a movie directed by Patrick Lussier, the man behind the 3D remake of "My Bloody Valentine", the 2011 action-thriller "Drive Angry" doesn't exactly have room for what most of us would call "surprises". If you remember his previous feature well, you'll know that Lussier likes scenes of gratuitous nudity, violence, gore, and lots of profanity. Can't say I blame the guy; maybe he likes Grindhouse-style films. Nothing has changed; he's made another film which … more
By every stretch of the imagination, Drive Angry should be a bad movie. Low budget car-chase action flick with demons battling from hell on southern highways? I mean, it's even got Nicholas "Wicker Man" Cage in it. This should definitely suck. Then why is it so damned enjoyable? Maybe it's because this movie comes right at you with the full intention of being everything that it is without even flinching, let alone apologizing. You want an action/horror … more
Star Rating: Drive Angry 3D is the kind of slam-bang, no-hold-barred action film I like. In its heedless brutality and machismo, in its willingness to tell a totally preposterous story, and in director Patrick Lussier’s audacity to shoot it in 3D, it sidesteps the roadblocks of logic and taste and achieves a perverse level of entertainment. Do you have standards? Leave them at the door. They won’t help you as you watch Nicholas Cage engage in … more