She has her moments, but the real hero of this film is William Fichtner as The Accountant. She doesn’t really offer up anything to film apart from looks and an extra character. He fires shots, throws knives and ducks and dives out of the way of bullets, machetes and other weapons while the hooker screams her head off! Amber Heard also does what she does best, tries desperately to act while looking stunning. It’s a glorious scene and just goes to prove this film is all about having a bit of a laugh. One of his highlights is during a rampant sex session with a hotel prostitute a group of hired guns turn up to kill him and he proceeds to continue having sex, drinking whisky and smoking a big fat cigar while he rolls and stumbles around the room, whisky in one hand, weapon in the other, cigar in mouth and hooker firmly attached. Cage is his usual self, a bit weird, seems like he’s pissed half the time but he is constantly enjoyable to watch and he looks like he’s having a blast. This film is far from brilliant, but it serves its purpose and entertains throughout. Take it with a good pinch of salt, at face value and laugh at how stupid it is, and you just might enjoy it. Drive Angry is all about fun, take this film seriously and you are gonna hate it. Bullets fly at you constantly, knives, fists, fire, bottles, Amber Heards tits, its all here and you can clearly see that director Lussier embraces the 3D gimmick and shows it for what it is and always should have been, a gimmick, fun, something to really improve the enjoyment of the film rather than show off a director’s personal up himself effects.
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Whereas the Avatars and the Up’s and even Transformers: Dark of the Moon are all about making you feel like you are actually in the movie, Drive Angry is one of the few 3D films I have seen that actually appears to make full use of the formula.
Plot wise, thats about as far as it goes, Milton ‘borrows’ Piper’s boyfriends car and uses it to pursue King, while in an equally fast car is The Accountant right behind him! The full title of the film is actually Drive Angry 3D, due to it being released in cinemas only in 3D, so watching it on DVD at home and only in 2D meant I sort of missed half the fun. She has more looks than agreeable personality, rushing to Milton’s side after Milton saves her from her bald headed abusive, cheating boyfriend. Milton also picks up a passenger along the way, the mouthy, swearing waitress Piper (Amber Heard). This guy is known simply as The Accountant, and he is played superbly by William Fichtner.
Milton has three days to track down the Satanist and save his granddaughter and the world! However, Milton has his other problems, not only is the law after him, but so is a bizarre character dressed all tidy-like in a posh suit waving around an FBI badge whenever anyone questions what he is doing. King is a Satanist and has recently murdered Milton’s daughter and has taken his baby granddaughter with the plan to sacrifice the child to bring Satan to Earth. Here he plays John Milton a chap who has appeared in Oklahoma out of nowhere on the hunt for a nasty fella by the name of Jonah King (Billy Burke). In Drive Angry Nicholas Cage does what he does best, acts a bit mad but with a strange charm and elegance, and yet with a confused and worried look on his face. Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF critic Starring: Nicholas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner Starring: Amber Heard, Nicolas Cage, Tom Atkins, William Fichtnerĭrive Angry (2011) Out now on DVD & Bluray
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