“Drive Angry,” starring Nicholas Cage, is an over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek comic book revenge story about John Milton (or at least that’s what he calls himself). He chases down the bad guys, finds out the information he wants and then blows them away. After saving waitress Piper (Amber Heard) from her boyfriend, he joins her on a road trip to Louisiana, where he hopes to find cult leader Jonah King (Billy Burke) and reclaim his infant granddaughter, whom King plans to sacrifice during the next full moon. While Milton tracks King, he is, in turn, being chased by the mysterious entity known only as The Accountant (William Fitchner).
Cage, an Oscar winner, seems determined to throw his more gifted talents into the garbage bin. How else can you explain last month’s “Season of the Witch” and now “Drive Angry”? Nonetheless, his tongue-in-cheek performance raises this film above most straightforward actioners. And it’s good that director/cowriter Patrick Lussier never takes his movie too seriously. Burke seems to be having a good time in his satin shirt, long fingernails and atrocious Southern accent while Heard gives as many knocks as she takes. Best of all, though, is the hilarious Fitchner, who steals every scene he wanders into. Lussier takes good advantage of 3D technology that actually earns the higher ticket price although I still resent paying it. All in all, “Drive Angry” is a fun romp. Just don’t take all of the violence too seriously. 2/27/11
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In "Drive Angry" we see a guy, John Milton (Nicholas Cage},who is monster proof, bullit proof and devil proof.......pretty easy to be an action hero when no one (including Satan) can't hurt you! He escapes from Hell and walks away from knives, guns and explosions to save his kidnapped daughter by using an amazing gun he stole from the devil? Go figure? A very bad movie, I give a minus one.
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