This is especially true given William Fichtner's flick-stealing turn as "The Accountant," a character so hilariously and perfectly over-the-top that you just might find yourself wanting to venture on down to hell once this whole thing is over. If Drive Angry wasn't so solid in the tech department, the film would play out much more like a 70's exploitation flick or, perhaps, even a grindhouse flick. Fortunately, everyone involved with the production knows it's silly and, strangely enough, it's actually kind of fun even though the story doesn't begin to live up to director Patrick Lussier's stylish special effects and tech wizardry. Car collectors will likely experience orgasmic delight with these road beasts being brought to life in 3-D. This p.o.'d dude busts out of hell in one muscle car, joins forces with a hottie waitress (Amber Heard) in yet another and then spends more time in yet another followed closely by one of the Devil's henchmen, "The Accountant." (William Fichtner). Unapologetically weird and stylish, Drive Angry centers around a father named John Milton (Cage) who is literally shot out of hell after his daughter and son-in-law are murdered by a Satanic cult leader (Billy Burke) who now plans to sacrifice the left behind infant granddaughter.
This is not to suggest, of course, that there's anything brilliant about Drive Angry, an action flick actually shot in 3-D as the film's poster advertises loudly and proudly. Caught in a deadly race against time, Milton has 3 days to avoid capture, avenge his daughter's death, and save her baby before she's mercilessly sacrificed by the cult.Believe it or not, I'm actually okay with Drive Angry, Nic Cage's latest modestly budgeted action flick seemingly designed to give Cage maximum bang for his cinematic buck and, perhaps, an effort on the infamously financially troubled actor's part to work his way out of debt by signing on for easily made, low-cost to produce and nearly always profitable action flick fare. Now, the two of them are hot on the trail of the deadly leader of the cult (Billy Burke), all while being pursued by an enigmatic killer (William Fichtner) who has been sent by the Devil to retrieve Milton and deliver him back to hell. He joins forces with Piper (Amber Heard) – a sexy, tough-as-nails waitress with a '69 Charger, who's also seeking redemption of her own. In the high-octane, 3D action-adventure DRIVE ANGRY, Nicolas Cage stars as Milton, a hardened felon who has broken out of hell intent on finding the vicious cult who brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. Written by: Todd Farmer & Patrick Lussier The cast ( Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner) is good enough, but pair that with all the stuff that makes a disposable, messy R-rated action movie fun, and Drive Angry 3D gets two hours of my life.Ĭast: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke This isn't likely to be any sort of modern classic, but given that major studios don't often tend to back movies like this any longer, it is refreshing for an old genre fan to see all the faint exploitation overtones in this one. Check it out if you want to see a man's hand blown off. Most of the footage is stuff we've seen before, only this time it is edited to go just a bit farther.
DRIVE ANGRY MOVIE CAST FULL
It is full of blood, explosions and a few boobs.
A fresh red-band clip for Drive Angry 3D has been shot out of the UK like a magic bullet. Are you sick of all the high-minded ads for films hyping up the awards season praise that has been piling up for some? Then this might be your antidote.