This not a serious movie in the least, and may even offend some people with how outrageous it is. Why try to turn the movie around on its audience, who had been eating up every word and action until that point? It just makes the film run longer, and takes away some of the fun.Granted you know what you are getting into, Drive Angry 3D is a ridiculously over-the-top and incredibly fun diversion.
It revels in saying and doing irrational and silly things. As stated previously, this is not the kind of film that benefits from characterization and explanation. While his entrance sheds a bit of light on Milton as a character, by that point it is too little, too late. And all his character does is stall the film, and make it run longer than it needs to. Late in the film, David Morse is introduced merely as a means for the plot to advance to the ludicrous ending. He seems perfectly comfortable playing his character as the closest thing to the straight man, while everyone else acts over-the-top.What I disliked about the film was that it stumbles as it nears the finish line. He seems to not be his over-the-top, absurdist self, which is saying a lot since he's made a habit in the last few years of making each character more unusually eccentric than the last see The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and Kick-Ass for proof. He does the most outrageous things in the movie, and gets many of the great one-liners, but he seems very mellowed out in every instance. Surprisingly, Cage plays Milton cool and monotone. While she does not wear those fantastic booty shorts for the entirety of the film, rest assured that you will not complain about her other outfit choices if of course, that is a selling point to your watching the film. Heard plays the drop-dead gorgeous blonde she has perfected over the years to a tee, adding in a bad ass rebellious attitude for good measure. Just watching them react and play their roles so deliciously over-the-top is more than enough reason to see the film on its own. Burke and William Fichtner who plays the Devil's right hand man, The Accountant seem to be having the most fun hamming it up, and doling out ridiculous one-liners. They may look stone faced, but you can tell they are having a great time acting out this preposterous storyline. It adds to the medium, and suggests that we may see some creativity out of this format yet.The rest of the fun, when not laughing near maniacally at all the brutal carnage going on the effects of "The Godkiller" are of particular note, comes from the goofy dialogue and delivery from the cast.
A flashback scene, with Cage flashing back in the foreground and the scene playing out in the background is of particular note, because it actually does something unique outside of what we have come to expect from the 3D effects Hollywood continues to pump out. But it is not just the elements that pop out and on the screen that are impressive. And though the special effects do look cheesy, they fit in almost perfectly with the visual motif and landscape the 3D provides for the film. In most cases, it just looks natural and stylish – a natural progression for the grindhouse, B-movie genre. There are no real dull or dark moments, and only a few instances where it feels like the gimmick it actually is. The film is of the rare breed of actually being filmed in 3D as opposed to being post-converted, and you can tell in just how much stronger and better it looks as a result. All it wants is for you to strap in and enjoy the ride.A lot of the fun and enjoyment comes from the 3D more than I would like to admit. It was never meant to look or act like an Oscar-winner. There is next to nothing to take seriously in Drive Angry 3D. There is an almost automatic comparison to Grindhouse and more specifically, Death Proof, and it is well warranted. Right after its gory and explosion-filled opening, you get one ridiculous set piece after the next, moving at a near delirious speed through some of the most over-the-top sequences of the last decade. Just looking at the trailer should have suggested exactly what kind of film you were in for, and this one delivers at all turns. As he hunts and searches for King, he brings the gorgeous Piper Amber Heard along for the ride to assist him in his quest.Drive Angry 3D was unfairly trampled by critics when it was released just under a month ago, and it is a real shame it never was able to find a true audience. The death of his daughter and the kidnapping of his granddaughter at the hands of crazy cult leader Jonah King Billy Burke, Milton escapes hell and becomes a man on a mission.
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