Why is this called Road House?
It' started off OK setting the scene for the fighting element but it quicky becomes quite a mediocre drama with some action. 45 mins in and theres only 1 significant bar fight involving Gyllenhall at the bar which is disappointing. Unlike the original that is almost all set at the Road House bar and as the title suggests is about the bar there is very little of this movie actually set in the Road House. Instead Liman has opted for franky uninteresting drama set pieces in and around the Kew West areas of Florida that add nothing to the story other than make you forget about the reason he is there, which is to bounce the bar and eradicate the bad element from it. Gone are the scenes of Dalton sussing out all the issues with the bar staff, the thieves, drug dealers and inept bouncing staff, also gone are the scenes training the competent staff on how to deal with unruly patrons. This was the stuff that was both charming and fun in the original movies so it's baffling this has been removed. It's less about the bar now and his ability as a fighter / cooler and more about Key West as a whole. Local businesses and residents. There's probably about 15 mins of this 1hr 40min movie actually set in the Road House which given the title is utterly stupid. Why even bother calling this a remake? Gyllenhall is great as per usual but he shouldn't have been involved with this. It's beneath him to be in this calibre of movie and for him to say he is a big fan of the original and then strip it of everything that was great about it shows he isn't a fan..The supporting cast with most screen time are just horrible in this. The love interest Daniela Merchoir is average looking and she can't act, McGregor is cringe prancing around in his little shorts (when he is wearing any) delivering crap one liners and Billy Magnusson is as clichéd as they come and isn't menacing in the slightest so never poses a threat. Unbelievably the cast members who are great don't get much screen time.
The job Dalton was hired to do he failed at miserably. In fact he destroyed the bar he was there to help and failed to turn it around in any way other than eliminate the son of the busineman who wanted the bar. He also gave the money he took to the bookstore owner and left the roadhouse with thousands of dollars worth of damage. It's ridiculous.
Really had high hopes for this after seeing the trailer but as they've just removed every element of the original movie that was good we are left with a Florida set action flop which rightly deserved a straight to VOD release.
Don't get me started in the completely unnecessary cut scenes to his time in the UFC that are peppered throughout the movie.
It's getting a generous 5 stars only because the music was decent and the fighting when we actually get any is well done.
It' started off OK setting the scene for the fighting element but it quicky becomes quite a mediocre drama with some action. 45 mins in and theres only 1 significant bar fight involving Gyllenhall at the bar which is disappointing. Unlike the original that is almost all set at the Road House bar and as the title suggests is about the bar there is very little of this movie actually set in the Road House. Instead Liman has opted for franky uninteresting drama set pieces in and around the Kew West areas of Florida that add nothing to the story other than make you forget about the reason he is there, which is to bounce the bar and eradicate the bad element from it. Gone are the scenes of Dalton sussing out all the issues with the bar staff, the thieves, drug dealers and inept bouncing staff, also gone are the scenes training the competent staff on how to deal with unruly patrons. This was the stuff that was both charming and fun in the original movies so it's baffling this has been removed. It's less about the bar now and his ability as a fighter / cooler and more about Key West as a whole. Local businesses and residents. There's probably about 15 mins of this 1hr 40min movie actually set in the Road House which given the title is utterly stupid. Why even bother calling this a remake? Gyllenhall is great as per usual but he shouldn't have been involved with this. It's beneath him to be in this calibre of movie and for him to say he is a big fan of the original and then strip it of everything that was great about it shows he isn't a fan..The supporting cast with most screen time are just horrible in this. The love interest Daniela Merchoir is average looking and she can't act, McGregor is cringe prancing around in his little shorts (when he is wearing any) delivering crap one liners and Billy Magnusson is as clichéd as they come and isn't menacing in the slightest so never poses a threat. Unbelievably the cast members who are great don't get much screen time.
The job Dalton was hired to do he failed at miserably. In fact he destroyed the bar he was there to help and failed to turn it around in any way other than eliminate the son of the busineman who wanted the bar. He also gave the money he took to the bookstore owner and left the roadhouse with thousands of dollars worth of damage. It's ridiculous.
Really had high hopes for this after seeing the trailer but as they've just removed every element of the original movie that was good we are left with a Florida set action flop which rightly deserved a straight to VOD release.
Don't get me started in the completely unnecessary cut scenes to his time in the UFC that are peppered throughout the movie.
It's getting a generous 5 stars only because the music was decent and the fighting when we actually get any is well done.