Drive Angry -

Remember when every movie was slapping post-conversion 3D on the poster? Drive Angry actually shot with 3D cameras. And they use it for the stupidest, most glorious reasons. Bullets fly at the screen. Blood splashes at the lens. At one point, a lit cigar is thrown directly at the viewer. It is a gimmick, but it’s an honest gimmick. The Verdict Let’s be clear: Drive Angry is not The Godfather . It is not Citizen Kane . It is a movie where Nicolas Cage fights a man with a crossbow while his car is doing a flip.

Hot on his heels is “The Accountant” (William Fichtner), a mysterious, silver-tongued man in a white suit who works for the devil. The Accountant isn’t there to stop Milton—he’s there to bring him back . Their cat-and-mouse game is less The Fugitive and more Looney Tunes if Bugs Bunny smoked cigarettes and quoted Machiavelli. 1. The Cage-ian Energy This is peak, uncut, 100% pure grade-A Cage. He doesn’t talk much, but when he does, it’s a gravelly whisper that sounds like a dump truck full of gravel driving over a bag of feral cats. He reloads a shotgun while having sex. He drinks bourbon while driving 120mph. He stares at the moon with the quiet rage of a man who literally has nothing left to lose. Drive Angry

Director Patrick Lussier knows exactly what movie he is making. This is a love letter to the drive-in exploitation flicks of the 70s. The car chases are practical, brutal, and loud. There is a shootout in a hotel room that lasts ten minutes. There is a scene where Cage drives a Dodge Charger through a cornfield while shooting at a cult van, and the camera never cuts. It’s pure, unapologetic mayhem. Remember when every movie was slapping post-conversion 3D