lindarctica As far as action movies go with a splash of satanic cults, this one is okay, but no masterpiece. The poster image is enough to give you the genral idea. Hot car, hot chick, hot mess of a backstory. Wrap a thirteen-in-a-dozen revenge tale with a occult twist to it, and we have a movie! Nick Cage himself being an actor that has movies that are eather great or just 'meh', this one hangs a bit in between. It's a character that he does well because it's just his thing; unbalanced, damaged and out for killing, we've seen that a dozen times before. The female lead, portrayed by Amber Heard is pretty shallow. Some boyfriend problems, and suddenly her boobs are along for the ride. That's het role in a nutshell.The story is okay for it being what it is, and the coating is pretty nice. I personally enjoy a bit of occult underlining anytime and Drive Angry has a good enjoyable version of it. The action scenes are nothing we have not seen before but also, as far as they go, are amusing to watch. But if you like movies with not too much plot to distract you from the brainless onslought of violence - and there is nothing wrong with that from time to time - this is a perfect flick.

Paul Magne Haakonsen I hadn't expected much from this movie given the fact that it is a Nicolas Cage movie, and it seemed like just yet another of those countless movies that he is popping up in everywhere you look. And "Drive Angry" was exactly that.I will say that if you like cars, Nicolas Cage and over-the-top things that make no sense then you will enjoy this particular movie.A man has returned from the fiery depths of Hell in order to track down those who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.Right...The movie started out alright, but quickly swerved down a path better left untrodden. And towards the end you will be ready to claw out your eyes, I swear.The only thing that salvaged "Drive Angry" from being utter rubbish was William Fichtner. He is always a delight to witness in a movie, and this was no exception."Drive Angry" is the type of movie that you watch once and never again.

luptoneous This movie will not go down as one of the greats...by a long shot. However, it is certainly worth seeing a couple dozen times. I laughed so hard at many of the scenes and really, what's more funny than a dead man who loves to drink and can have sex with a woman until she can't stand it...the whole time with an extremely stoic look on his face as if he just didn't care?I wouldn't watch this movie for a great story line. A guy loses his daughter and goes on a campaign to avenge her. Whatever. But it's not the story line that makes this a fun movie to watch, it's how the story is told. Like a joke that isn't funny but has you in stitches before it gets to the punch line, this movie in entertaining. It keeps you watching. You won't be telling your friends the next day about how great the story was but you'll be mentioning different scenes with glee, such as when the "hero" is killing off the bad guys with a gun in one had, a whiskey bottle in the other and a woman on top of him.It's a fun movie to watch. Don't go into this movie expecting a great work of art. Go into it looking for a good time.

jimbo-53-186511 This rather 'thin' story follows John Milton as he escapes from hell in order to pursue a Satanic cult that killed his daughter and have kidnapped his granddaughter. Along the way, he meets Piper (Amber Heard) when he offers to assist her when her car breaks down (this is after she quit her job at the diner). However, Milton's task of getting to those that have kidnapped his granddaughter is far from straight forward when he finds himself being pursued by a mysterious man known only as 'The Accountant' who is portrayed by William Fitchner. Will Milton and Piper be able to get to Milton's granddaughter before the Satanic cult carry out their final 'act' against the child or will 'The Accountant' get to Milton and Piper first? There are many problems with Drive Angry and the first notable thing is the cartoonish/comic book violence. You'll see lots of baddies getting their hands blown off, heads blown off, people being shot and travelling about 20 feet across a room. It's fun once or twice, but it wears thin after awhile. I suspect that this type of cartoonish display of violence will seldom appeal to most adult audiences (which is ironic considering the film has been rated an '18').Another problem was the rather 'thin' story which does eventually connect things together, but without that much depth. We don't get much back story with Milton or his daughter which makes it difficult to make any sort of emotional connection to Milton. The character of The Accountant is very thinly written - he arrives without explanation, seems to have super human abilities, manages to turn a coin into an FBI badge by flicking it into the air - I'm sure if Dynamo; Magician Impossible or David Blaine did something like that people would says things like 'Wow! How did you do that'?, but no the police just say 'Oh you're FBI!' Give me a break!! Bizarrely, at times, I thought I was watching a really lame rip off of Terminator 2; Nic Cage as Arnie and William Fichtner as Robert Patrick. Cage is a bad ass at the start, delivering the dry dialogue complete with shades and a big gun - he even ends up with his left eye being damaged just like Arnie did in the first Terminator film. Fichtner arrives slightly later in the film, seemingly stronger and faster than Cage and more importantly indestructible. I'm unsure whether or not the writer's were meant to paying a bit of homage towards the Terminator franchise, but if they were, then it was a laughable attempt.Acting wise, Cage was rather wooden and monotone. He's a hit and miss actor in my book, but this is definitely an example of him being a 'miss'. Fichtner's performance was actually worse and his overacting was actually quite embarrassing. The daft part is that he's actually a reasonably good actor - anyone who's seen him in Prison Break will understand what I mean. He was just awful in this film - it just felt like he was trying too hard. Amber Heard does an OK job but again her character is quite badly written. That being said, her character will be most likely to make the biggest impact on people; Men will like her because she's gorgeous and is a girl that can look after herself. Women will probably also like her due to the fact that she's strong willed and won't allow herself to be pushed around. She's a good character, it's just a shame she wasn't given much depth. David Morse gives some credibility to proceedings, but he's not given enough screen time to make any sort of impact.Like me, I imagine that many people will have been scratching their heads for the majority of this film as nothing makes much sense with regards to their characters. It comes together in the end when we learn that both Milton and The Accountant were dead and that The Accountant pursued Milton merely to bring him back to Hell once he'd rescued his granddaughter. The problem with not revealing everything till the end is that your audience may find themselves detached from the film as they've got no understanding of why the characters are doing what they're doing and how they're doing what they're doing - that's the feeling that I got and when the film ended I thought to myself 'Oh now I understand, but do I really care?' This film is definitely not for everyone. The Max Payne stuff and cartoonish violence will divide audiences. I suspect that those in the younger demographic will love it. However, those that are maybe 30 and over will likely to find it to be 'overkill'. I don't mind this kind of stuff in moderation, but I can't help but wish that there was more substance to go with the rather impressive, albeit overdone style.