My Film: 'Drive Angry' 2-3-11

Tonight was my first outing to see an 18 film at the cinema since I came of age and to be honest I was disapointed. Drive Angry was good but it was designed for a male audience. It was filled with; boobs, sex, drugs, fast cars, death, rock n roll, violence, alcohol and cigarettes. This is a teenage boys paradise but unfortunately I am not a teenage boy. I enjoyed it but I would rather not see it again.


It doesn't help I suppose that Nicolas Cage is in it. Nicolas Cage is one of my least favourite actors having seen him in some of the worst films ever, Ghost Rider, National treasure and the Knowing. He comes from great film family. He is the nephew of Godfather director, Francis Ford Coppola, cousin of Marie Antoinette director, Sofia Coppola and Jason Scwartzman of the Darjeeling Limited fame. I don't like his acting styles, He is wooden and lacks animation. I think this alone has hindered my view on this movie, it could have been better if they had a different actor in the lead role.

Having said all that and had my little anti Nicolas Cage rant, this film is certainly watchable especially for the thrill of bullets and body parts flying out at you in the 3d. I probably won't get round to watching it again but it was certainly a good way to fill up a few hours purely to see Billy Burke, famous for playing Charlie Swan in the hit Twilight saga, as a villain and Satanist.

My Star Rating:

7/10 *