🎥🎞️Movie Review🎞️🎥- ROAD HOUSE [2024] - [R] - Amazon Prime - Directed by Doug Liman. Screenplay by Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry. Story by Baragozzi, Mondry, and David Lee Henry. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor, J. D. Pardo, Arturo Castro, and Billy Magnussen. Budget $60 Million.
Fans of the 1989 release can calm down a little. This new reboot of Road House introduces a man named Elwood Dalton [Gyllenhaal], an ex-professional UFC fighter who crosses the line during his last match and winds up pulling scams in bars to make money. He is approached by a "desperate" female bar owner in Key West to help "clean up" a bar she recently acquired, even though it's against his better judgement and time, he takes the job and helps clean up a bar called "The Road house" from a bunch of thug bikers who do nothing but start havoc in the establishment. Word quickly spreads that Dalton - a now Ex-UFC fighter, is working as a bouncer and suddenly his new job takes him into the confines of a world filled with dirty dealings, a crime syndicate, and a mysterious mob boss who is imprisoned but able to send a heartless killer [McGregor] to take out the bouncer.
THE GOOD - There are very - and I mean very few - elements from the 1989 version of the film that still landed into this film. Some of the fight choreography was excellently captured and there is some well placed humor in the film. I was totally impressed how Gyllenhaal bulked up for the role, sometimes looking a little unreal. The sound was good, the lighting excellent, but the locations for this one-time epic was anything but impressive.
THE BAD - Some of the fight scenes went too long. Every bar fight is a little far fetched and not realistic. There are some plot points that don't make sense and the write up for the "romance angle" just never caught fire. There are absolutely NO hot babes in this film - at least compared to the original film - but if you're into seeing the naked booty of McGregor, then this movie is for you.
POST MORTEM - The ham for this film was overcooked. For a reboot, the writers did their best to sneak in a few lines and scene setups from the original film for nostalgia, but other than that the film was completely original and could have been titled something else. There was a lot of star potential in the film, but no one stood out as much as Gyllenhaal. One thing is for sure, unlike the original film, I'll probably never see this movie again. There's nothing in this film that makes me want to watch it again...oh, and SPOILER ALERT, looks like there's going to be a sequel...puh!
⭐️⭐️⭐️ [3 of 5 Stars]
