Movie Review: Drive Angry

There are sometimes as a moviegoer that you just need to shut your brain off and take a movie as it is. Most of the time, I tend to enjoy a nice brainless, preposterous action flick. When it comes to sheer ridiculousness and fun, Drive Angry hits the spot.

John Milton (Nicolas Cage) has broken out of hell with vengeance on his brain. John's daughter has been killed and his infant granddaughter has been kidnapped by satanic cult leader Jonah King (Billy Burke). Milton needs to get to Louisiana to stop King from killing his grandaughter in a Satanic ritual. Along the way, Milton teams up with Piper (Amber Heard), who he meets at a diner. To add to Milton's problems, The Accountant (William Fitchner) has been sent to Earth to bring Milton back to hell.

Drive Angry is an absolutely ridiculous piece of insane entertainment. This is honestly one of the corniest, campiest films I have ever seen. It's a throwback to the grindhouse days of pure camp entertainment and it knows it. The action is furious, bat-shit crazy and non-stop. The highlight of the whole film is a shootout sequence in a motel in which Nicolas Cage kills a large number of people while simultaneously having sex (Yes, you read that correctly.) This is the kind of movie Drive Angry is. Fun and way,way over the top. The acting really just adds to the fun, it's classic B-movie acting. Nicolas Cage is his normal expressionless, droll self and he was the perfect choice for the role of Milton. William Fitchner steals the show as The Accountant. He plays the part with a devilish wit and really nails the part.

Shooting this film in 3-D was a great choice. The 3-D looks fantastic and it adds a really cool aspect to this films that separates it from other similar B-movies. More films need 3-D that is up to this quality, it is completely worth seeing this film in 3-D it really adds to the experience.

Drive Angry is a campy fun time at the movies. This is a film full of laughable dialogue, crazy amounts of violence/gore and eye-popping 3-D, over-the top fun. This is not a film for everyone, but for audiences that enjoy ballistic, absurd grindhouse entertainment, Drive Angry is a worthwhile watch.

3.5/5 Stars