Drive Angry (2011)

Nicholas Cage is a tough actor to work out. Some people love him and will praise pretty much everything he does. I for one enjoyed his performances in the remake of Bad Lieutenant and Kick-Ass and I'm pretty sure everyone is a fan of Con Air and Face/Off....Then there's people who just can't stand him and with such performances like this one you can understand why.

This film has all the elements needed to make a great Grindhouse movie. It's got naked women, obscene action, devil worshippers and Mr Cage with another dodgy barnet. But for some reason director Patrick Lussier fails to pull all these elements together. Nothing feels original, which I suppose is the point of a grindhouse movie. But when one of the stand out action scenes is pretty much a carbon copy of another film (Shoot-em up) and isn't even as good, then it just comes off as lazy ideas with lazy direction.
Nicholas Cage's performance is another one that feels like he's their just to pick up his paycheck. There's no denying that when he's up for it, no one can touch him. But he plays a fairly dull character who seems to coast along whilst looking for his daughter. This film would of been a lot better if Cage had put a bit more energy into it. Where's the anger and the rage that we see in other films? William Fitchner on the other hand gives another good performance as The Accountant with the film improving greatly when he's involved. William has always been a great supporting actor and saves this movie from being a total shambles.

Disappointing film which was meant to be fun but turns out to be very boring. If you want to watch some decent Grindhouse movies then look no further then Planet Terror or Death Proof.