just watch it!

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Coming at ya!Must way, The Raven doesn't normally watch such rough stuff. This one is particularly violent, with a blood and gore and spilled guts ratio that would compare to what the average fan of this genre would hope to find. I am, of course, here for no other reason than, arguably, the most exciting contemporary actress, Amber Heard. Usually, when I wax lyrical, it is about some actress in a long- forgotten TV show or (Eighties/Nineties) old movie, but Amber's been pretty much in the news lately, she is well-known, and there are hordes Amber fans out there. I know her from ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE and AND SOON THE DARKNESS, and soon I will be settling in for another unlikely choice, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS. Yeah, following on the trail of favorite actresses, I do encounter some odd titles, films I'd never have gone for.This one, it is how it is described on Wikipedia, "brash, loud" in spades! High octane, tortured steel, smell the petrol fumes, the burning rubber.There is really only one thing letting the side down.Nicolas Cage.He is some kinda big fraud. Actor? Him? I've never ever seen him in any way convincing in any movie. This is no exception. The man cannot pull off being an action hero. He couldn't even pull off being down and out in LEAVING LAS VEGAS. I have to admit, I've never been a Nicolas Cage fan, he was ridiculous in WILD AT HEART, disliked him ever since, and his presence in a movie is kinda off-putting for me already, which is why I was kinda skeptic about obtaining this title, but the trailer convinced me I gotta have it for Amber's sake. Testosterone-laden way the movie starts, quite too much for me. I'm thinking, what overblown junk, but okay, Amber movie, just hold on, she'll be here. And then she does, and when she transforms outside the diner, there is just no looking back. The most exciting female star of the time?Amber Heard is 1000% perfect for this movie. I doubt anybody else in the whole wide world could have remotely come close. She is jaw-dropping stunning, and portrays the necessary attitude, man, I cannot do the chick justice, she is just a force, a force beyond comparison that defies description.Do I go for a character like hers? No. I am old school. I do a bit of writing myself, and I have frilly-girl heroines, they are very gentle creatures, they do show their mettle when they are cornered, but they're not even really Me Generation types, what say Urban Grrrls, like Piper here, the type of survivor our declining society has produced.But Amber is absolutely a thrill to behold. The action heroine to end all kick-ass action heroines. Utterly convincing. Which is more than can be said for old Nick there.But okay, to be fair... The movie is such a force, sweeping you along, by the end all really got to me... And I even looked past my criticism of ol' Nick. This whole thing is BEYOND DESCRIPTION something unbelievably GREAT! Highly recommended, not for the squeamish, for action fans.

Drive Angry is a mixed bag to say the least. I like over-the-top action movies with dark content and good sense of humor...this movie has this things...sporadically.It's the kind of movie where the best scene goes something like this: Nicolas Cage making love to a prostitute while shooting at satanic worshipers with Scythes, with pretty bad cgi-blood splattering around and everything's in pretty cool slow-mo.(Note: I've now seen the movie "Shoot em' up" where the same scene takes place but much better...)Technically the movie looks okay, and has even some very well staged scenes, but the visual effects and green screen are incredibly bad for the most part, which is sad if you know that this movie cost 50.000.000 dollars. (One year later came a little movie called "DREDD" for a prize 15.000.000 below, and it looked stylish as hell, and is mostly known for it's incredible use of slow-mo and 3D...) And yeah i know that this movie wants to be some kind of Grindhouse- flick, but even the cheesiest Grindhouse movies use at least practical Gore-effects and stunts. The soundtrack is also very bland, it's kinda country-rock, there is even a part which clearly copies the famous "Mombasa"-Track from "Inception", but some of the licensed songs work fine.I don't want to sound too negative here, i enjoyed the movie for the most part, the things that are practical are even fairly good.The actors are well suited for this kind of film, i'm a fan of Amber Heard since her very strong performance in "John Carpenter's The Ward", and she's by far the most believable character to be found. She is a bad ass chick, but not because she's a good fighter, or just hot and dumb, but because of how she does everything in her power to stop the evil. Even her fight scenes are very realistic which is interesting to see in a movie where everything else is over-the-top. Nicolas Cage is very good, there is a scene in this film where he describes how it is to burn in hell, and you'll believe what he says. There is also a great cameo from Tom Atkins ("Escape from New York" and "Night of the Creeps") in a little role as Police officer, which is great to see. But the best performance in the film is by William Fichtner, this might be his best role to date, or at least one of his biggest.The plot is pretty basic, but serves it's purpose, it's surprisingly engaging to follow John Milton on his path to save his granddaughter. The only big downside: The Climax. It begins with a really fun and elaborate action sequence in which Nicolas Cage kills everyone without even getting out of his car, when he eventually does leave it, it get's to a very lame and clichéd conclusion...Drive Angry is trashy fun full of nudity, violence and Satanists, but it's not as tongue-and-cheek as i hoped. It's on the same level as another movie which came out the same year, with a similar premise and also Nicolas Cage in the starring role: "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" which was better than the previous one, but also a mixed bag, with some entertaining sequences which nearly made up for the rest...If you want to see a really good Grindhouse movie (in my opinion, the best), ugly enough also from the same year, and with a budget 47.000.000 dollars lower than this one, but far better made, watch "Hobo with a Shotgun", it's better in every way...

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.

Although the two movies have almost zero in common other than the word in the title, Nicolas Cage's Drive Angry made me a lot less angry than Ryan Gosling's Drive. But, then, I have very little patience for extremely slow moving "disguised action" movies, such as the latter.Drive Angry absolutely wasn't anywhere near as bad as it should've been. Sure, I would've liked to see one or more Cage Outbursts he's known for and he had little to none here, and the obvious 3D effects stood out like a sore thumb in the 2D version I saw, but for the most part, I had fun.Mostly thanks to William Fichtner's The Account character. What was funny about him was that when he first showed up on screen, I rolled my eyes at the overexposure I've seen of him lately. Thankfully, my attitude changed 100% in two seconds of him on screen. He became as likable and funny as Tom Hiddleston's Loki from the Marvel Avenger films.From that moment – when he arrived very early in the movie, I waited each scene for The Accountant to pop up again. Not that the rest of the movie was just okay, he just lit up the screen and if you see his character, or Fichtner's portrayal, you will most likely agree.So we have an escaped con from down under and he's being chased down by The Accountant while he's chasing down his infant grandchild being held captive by a cult. Meanwhile, Piper, a blonde, is along for the ride. No real motivation for her being the film or the sidekick to the con played by Cage, but, maybe because, uh, she's a blonde.The action was fun, the lines okay and the direction straight, which I prefer in these types of sly action R-rated fair. Many times they try to overcomplicate films likes these and lose a lot of the target audience that would be attracted to it. Mercifully, they knew it was just a little higher-budget B-movie and never strayed.Not perfect, but a fun Saturday Night, stay-in flick.* * * Final thoughts: Every once in a while, the gang over at the hilarious How Did This Get Made podcast will throw me a curveball. Typically, actually, more accurately, 90% of the movies they cover for their show that they spend an hour or so ridiculing, are bad…REALLY bad. And while they do love to include Cage in all his outbursts, this movie, again, had little of those Cage moments that I've come to love. "OH, NO! NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES! AAAAAHHHHH! OH, THEY'RE IN MY EYES! MY EYES! AAAAHHHHH! AAAAAGGHHH!" anyone? Finally, the podcast did point out some funny moments and proved that, yeah, it is a B-movie, but I still had a blast here. If not just overall, Fichtner would be enough to sell me on this.