Review of Drive Angry (2011) by Brad S — 24 Sep 2013

If you are in the mood for explosions, revenge, violence, and end-of-the-world festivities, this is the film for you.

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From IMDB, 'A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.'.

The vengeful father is Milton. The Accountant is from hell, and is following Milton. Milton picks up Piper along the way, first to hitch a ride, then to save her life, then for a variety of other reasons.

There are instances of demonic domination, car explosions, murders, vehicle chases, with horribly maimed and injured bodies rising to fight again.

Milton catches up with the kidnapper and more violence results.

There's the initial failure stage, then the second assault.

Liked the ending.

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Cinematography: 10/10 No problems.

Sound: 8/10 OK.

Acting: 8/10 I liked David Fichtner's performance as the Accountant. I usually despise anything David Morse does, but this one was much better than average. Nicolas Cage's performances vary from excellent (Lord of War) to ho-hum (The Sorcerer's Apprentice); this one was toward the plus side.

Screenplay: 7/10 Has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The middle is rather long, punctuated by the violence and explosions. Motivation is very clear for the protagonist, and reasonably well portrayed for the other players.