Nick Cage... Thank you. Thank you for being so awesome. Thank you for having such horrible financial problems that you do movies like this. Thank you for not doing any more Leaving Los Vegas type movies. Not that Leaving Los Vegas isn't awesome but, you sir, are the king of B movie action schlock. And for that, I thank you. My hat is off to you sir. Thank you.
Is Drive Angry a good movie? No. Of course it isn't. But is it entertaining? Oh yeah. It is so gloriously over the top, it is in the running for one of my favorite Nick Cage movies. Movies like this; you need to get the joke. The joke is that it is intentionally bad but played straight. It's schlock. That's the joke. It's a comedy without being a comedy. If you don't know there even is a joke, let alone find it funny, than there is no way you will enjoy this movie. It's horribly acted, it's gratuitous in it's action and naked women, and the story is such a house of cards it defies imagination. But it's so much fun!
Nick Cage is a guy named Milton and he's on a mission. His daughter had been murdered by a Satanic cult and his granddaughter is set to be sacrificed to Satan on the night of the full moon. But trying to track him down is the mysterious "Accountant". (William Fichtner. More on this guy later) His search takes him to a diner where he meets Piper played by Amber Heard. I can't tell you more about the plot without giving away the surprises other than this. If I had to summarize the story, it would be rediculous. But fun!
The only criticism I can really give this movie is the casting of William Fichtner as the Accountant. Not that he did a bad job. He didn't. But the entire movie he looked and felt like he was doing a Christopher Walken impression. So, why not cast Christopher Walken? If there is any guy who is more gloriously over the top than Nick Cage, it's Christopher Walken. Hollywood. Get on this. I want to see Christopher Walken and Nick Cage in a movie together! MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
I saw this movie in 3D and honestly, I don't know how else you can see it. Every scene is things flying at the screen. There are so many 3D spots that I now really want to see it in 2D because it will look horrible in 2D. I'm normally very critical of the overuse of 3D but I'm not kidding. Everything was shot in such a cartoonish way and specifically for 3D that if we were to see this in the normal format, you'd probably get something like Jaws 3. If you get a chance, see it in 3D.
Keep in mind this is a bad movie that is supposed to be bad. If you get the joke, it's so much fun.
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