(ESP-ENG) Road House - Movie Review!
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
I said it a while ago and it is that we are in a time where it seems that the film culture at the level of movies and series is reaching a point of stagnation because what we are seeing, more and more often, are remakes of stories that obviously have already been told. This time we are facing Road House, a 1989 story starring the great Patrick Swayze, which in its time was really good. Now we are facing this same plot but in the shoes of Jake Gyllenhaal accompanied by a great Conor McGregor, former UFC. I had been wanting to see this movie for a while because I have read a lot around here that it is a worthwhile and enjoyable film and after having done it, I have to agree with those who felt that way, the film pretty much met my expectations.
What's it about? - Basically we have the story of Elwood Delton (Jake Gyllenhaal), a former UFC fighter who decides to leave the octagon behind to try to start a new life, one that will take him away from the person he became when he had the gloves on. In that quest he ends up in Florida, in the Keys, working as security at a bar. The thing is that he arrives there a bit deceived because he quickly realizes that the job is more dangerous than he had been told and offered. For some strange reason there are always bad drunks he has to deal with until everything changes and the degree of danger increases one good night.
It turns out that behind that site full of beaches and palm trees there is a family that controls the place, for many years they have been the ones who have been "investing" in the site only for personal purposes. It is a family that operates like a mafia and they have a goal between eyebrow and eyebrow and until they do not fulfill it, their threats, extortions and intimidations will not stop. This is where Delton enters, who practically without wanting to, ends up in this problem and due to this search of wanting to be a better person, he will try to help these people as much as he can. The plot goes this way, is to see how this former UFC fighter with all his skills does everything he can to keep Brandt (Billy Magnussen) and company at bay.
The plot in reality I'm sure everyone imagines it and it is still generic and flat, it is the typical story where "the savior" comes to bring order to a situation that was out of control and does it through the justice of the fists, a kind of anti bullying for you to understand better. There are no surprises in the course of the film, I did not notice plot twist and for me it is not so necessary because I think the real attraction of the film is another, is the action, the fights, even the comedy because yes, there is a slight comic touch in certain dialogues and situations. Personally and knowing perfectly well how everything was going to end I enjoyed it a lot, you do not get bored because there is always something going on that makes you stay attentive.
At the end of the day this is a fight movie where we have two protagonists who are very good in that area, on the one hand Jake who is not the first time he plays a role of this style and Conor who little can be said of his extensive experience in the world of mixed martial arts. The scenes are very well done, the fights are very real, sometimes there is a POV camera at the time of the fights that looks pretty good and gives a more professional and cool touch to the whole experience. It is very noticeable when an actor controls this world, everything comes out more fluid and if you add to that all that McGregor is able to contribute, the result ends up being, at least for me, of quality.
Talking about the protagonists is to mention that Gyllenhaal is a very good actor and that the physical preparation to which he was exposed for this is very noticeable in certain scenes. But for me McGregor's work is top, it is a character that I would think is very similar to how he is in real life, it is difficult to compare what is fiction and what is not because the essence of the interpretation is to be a bit of a jerk, mocking, of those who care little about certain things. It's a weird cast because we see even Post Malone in a totally different facet to what we are used to seeing of him being a singer. In the end I don't think it's a movie to rip on the characters either, it's one to see how revenge and justice is meted out.
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I give this film 7.5/10. The plot, not having anything extraordinary, makes it a little short for me. But I repeat, in the end it's a movie to watch without thinking too much. Good performances from both Jake and Conor, the truth is that the final scene of them with "Enter Sandman" by Matellica in the background was very good and was a top closure. It's available on Prime Video and it lasts two hours or so. I leave the trailer here.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!
Ohhh Connor Mcgregor actuando?interesante cuanto menos....Y Jake es sinonimo de calidad asi que voy a hecharle un ojo a la peli :) Muchas gracias por la recomendacion!
Está buena, hay gente que no le gusta Mcgregor pero creo que acá lo hace bien dentro de lo que cabe. Si te gusta el género si te la recomiendo.
Gracias a ti por leer, saludos!!
Bueno en lo particular tengo mis reservas en la base de la película, sin embargo apoyo lo que comentas que las escenas de peleas son muy buenas, s a los que les gusta el desmadre de puños pues es para ellos
Gran reseña
Gracias amigo.
La película es cualquier cosa a nivel de trama, es la verdad, pero en acción si que está decente, por lo menos para mí vale la pena sentarse a verla. Se me pasó rápido el tiempo, eso es importante.
Si claro no es mala palicula, sobre todo la escenas de peleas eso entretiene bastante
I found Conor's performance to be utterly insufferable, but if that's how he is in real life then it isn't really a performance then haha.
That's why it caught my attention so much, because I'm sure that's how he is in real life. It's true that the character is insufferable but it's okay, the guy did a decent job.
Coincido contigo, la historia es plana y no ofrece nada novedoso y mucho menos un giro de tuercas para ponernos al borde del asiento impresionados, algo que se ha contado tantas veces no genera sorpresas, pero si genera gracia y risas, extrañamente te la pasas bien de principio a fin, yo tambien la disfrute mucho.
La comedia me sorprendió, ese toque que le metieron estuvo cool. Además de que el personaje de Conor también tenía lo suyo. Las peleas estuvieron a la altura, nunca me fastidié de verlas. Buena película, por lo menos entretenida es.