03/26/2024
Dan's quick Review. Roadhouse (2024)
Yet another pointless remake to a beloved cult classic that no one asked for or wanted. Years ago, a remake was teased starring Ronda Rousey as Dalton and thankfully, we didn't get that farce of a film, but this is like trading two kicks in the balls for just one, both options suck and neither option is ideal, but at least one is less damaging
The movie's a wad of nothing. Just talentless actors being talentless, or actually talented actors phoning in their performance, collecting an easy paycheck. The original wasn't exactly High Cinema, but it tried to tell a cohesive story, and had progressive stakes and characters that you actually cared about. It made a point to show Dalton actually doing his job, explaining the difference between a bouncer and a cooler. The original was stupid and over the top is large parts, but it used that to it's charm, made the movie about that.
The fights in this one are nice, but lack the charm of the original movie (minus Dalton's first fight in this one) and Connor MacGregor is actually pretty funny in this, but only because he's basically playing himself.
5/5