cledbetter-2 Reviews

Cold Pursuit (2019)

Conventional story told in a somewhat unconventional way

[4/10 · 11 February 2019]

Cold Pursuit isn't necessarily a bad movie, but it really isn't all that good either. It attempts to tell the story of the beloved son killed by drug dealers and the resulting revenge from his dad. Yea, we've seen that story before. The movie does try to tell that story in a somewhat unconventional way by shifting perspectives to the various bad guys and illustrating how they made mistakes. That part is fairly interesting.

The problem with the movie is how uneven it is. It tries to be a black comedy in several places but it always feels off. Mis-timed, or a bit inappropriate.

Don't spend $12 on this movie. Perhaps pick it up for a couple of bucks on Redbox or something.

Drive Angry (2011)

Made a 5 hour flight feel like 15 hours.

[1/10 · 14 June 2011]

Stuck on an airplane watching whatever movies they have on the system and this one shows up as a "New Release." So I start watching this and after about 20 minutes I just kept watching to see if it could get any worse. Well, it did. This is one of the most inane, embarrassing, pointless movies ever made. Just as an example of how stupid this movie is: At one point they need to "Hide the car because the law is after them." But the car won't run so they start pushing it to hide it somewhere. Except they're pushing it down a 4-lane Interstate Highway! Yea. Nobody will ever notice them doing that.

Nicolas Cage must be broke, on drugs, or have a load of alimony to pay to be making movies like this. Seriously, don't waste your time. If you're stuck on an airplane, watch anything BUT this one.