To stop a
satanic cult a guy literally comes back from the dead.
One of the
infamous wave of b movies that Nic Cage had to do to pay his tax problems “Drive
Angry”, like most of his brethrens, is not really that bad and can’t really be
accused of being dishonest. It does what it says on the tin, a lot of drive
angry and a lot of other verbs angry, mainly shooting angry.
Nic Cage
role, the aptly named John Milton, is a character as thin as cardboard, not even
Cage manages to sell him wholeheartedly. There is the classic all American Blonde
Babe, played by Amber Heard, who of course is very handy with guns and fast
muscle cars. Then we have the shady and slimy cult leader.
It’s not
really an original movie but of course that’s the point. B Movies were never
that original, and of course they weren’t that good either. That’s a reason
most of that stuff is relegated to the back shelves.
So as a B
movie how does it fare? Quite well actually. There are a couple of scenes that
are really insane and the rhythm is good, is not a boring experience.
The main
problem is that they got the insanity level right only on a few occasions. The
rest of the time it can be entertaining but it doesn’t deliver on the level of
over the top action that the title promised. It’s like one of those comedies
where the jokes aren’t enough, nice but in the end not satisfying.
Conclusion:
If the title sparks your interest have a look but don’t expect too much.
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