The latest offer from the writer of Jason X and My Bloody Valentine doesn't let you down-that is,if you are looking for a film that has Nicholas Cage escaping from hell to seek revenge on the cult leader who murdered his daughter and stole his granddaughter.It as crackers as you think it is.
Cage is in his element as an unstoppable Milton (see what they did there) who intends to drive,in a very angry way to seek justice for his daughters murder at the hands of Jonah King,the leader of a satanic cult who just happens to know how to open up the gates of Hell.Hot on Cages heels is The Accountant-played by the ever excellent William Fitchner, who is the only one to get close to Cage in the bat-shit crazy scale in the film.
It's full to the brim with lots of fast paced,kinetic set pieces and a rather impressive car chase in late in the second act.A few good cameo's throughout the film support Cage and Heard as the traverse the American south which brings a digestible episodic feel to the film and gives room for David Morse and others to join in the fun.As you watch it,you get the feeling that everyone involved in the film has their tongues firmly in their collective cheeks,and if watched with such a mindset,it is one of the most entertaining films of the past year,if only I saw it in 3-D...ah well.
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