In virtually every respect, this “Road House” is a downgrade from the 1989 cult classic. Allow a superfan to explain why.
The only thing more unnecessary than remaking a great film is redoing a decidedly unique one. Such is the case with director Doug Liman and star-headlined cult classic, whose every fiber is so weirdly, extravagantly and inimitably ’80s that removing it from its time period is to court disaster.
Dalton eventually learns that the root of The Road House’s problem is Ben Brandt , the son of an imprisoned drug runner who wants Frankie’s bar for his own mysterious reasons. Magnussen does a passable job exuding wannabe-kingpin entitlement, but, who struts about and smashes everything in sight as a henchman named Knox who’s hired by Ben’s dad to finish the job his kid started. McGregor is a formidable presence and his prolonged battles with Gyllenhaal are the proceedings’ highlights.
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