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Rich Bonaduce reviews “Drive Angry”

Rich’s Quickie: Drives along pretty well for what it is.

Critics often bemoan the movie that doesn’t have a “sense of itself”; a movie that the audience laughs at even while it takes itself very seriously – or just the opposite. Or a movie that is trying so hard to be art house, it becomes out house. Drive Angry is not one of these; it knows exactly what it is, even if it misses the mark on occasion. It is an unapologetic grind house flick, complete with explosions and body parts coming at you in 3D. Although chewing a lot of scenery, Nic Cage is not quite as over the top as you’d expect, and the show is pretty much stolen by William Fichtner’s foul-mouth and Amber Heard’s short shorts. Although a bit tedious in the middle, Drive Angry eventually delivers on the promises it makes in its first act.

Movie Grade: C+

Rated R for strong brutal violence throughout, grisly images, some graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language.

Directed by: Patrick Lussier
Written by: Todd Farmer, Patrick Lussier

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