(MGM / Amazon Prime) When I watched Rowdy Herrington’s Road House (1989) a couple years back, I thought, “This is so lame.” When I saw Doug Liman’s new remake also titled Road House this past weekend, I thought, “This is so lame, but at least a few of the people involved here are somewhat self-aware.” And by people, I primarily mean stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Williams. Like its predecessor, the updated concept is so ridiculous, you have to be on board for it from the start or not bother at all. But unfortunately, even with this in mind, the remake renders mostly unnecessary considering the original was already pretty silly to begin with.
TMS Movie Review: Road House
TMS Movie Review: Road House
TMS Movie Review: Road House
(MGM / Amazon Prime) When I watched Rowdy Herrington’s Road House (1989) a couple years back, I thought, “This is so lame.” When I saw Doug Liman’s new remake also titled Road House this past weekend, I thought, “This is so lame, but at least a few of the people involved here are somewhat self-aware.” And by people, I primarily mean stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Williams. Like its predecessor, the updated concept is so ridiculous, you have to be on board for it from the start or not bother at all. But unfortunately, even with this in mind, the remake renders mostly unnecessary considering the original was already pretty silly to begin with.