While Doug Liman and Jake Gyllenhaal's remake isn't anything new, it's breezy and brutal - and in on the jokes. Our Road House review:
) and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, it’s hard not to compare it to the 1989 original—and the version starring Patrick Swayze and directed by Rowdy Herrington couldn’t be more different from the 2024 model.
To be sure, they both follow the story of a man named Dalton who gets hired to clean up a dive bar next to a highway and battle a rich jerk lording over a small town. But that’s where the similarities end. Swayze’sis an action film, but also an unintentional comedy that became beloved just as much for its subtle humor as its fight scenes. The 2024 reimagining has its tongue firmly in its cheek and is clearly in on the fun.
and you wouldn’t have been able to tell that it was a new version of a timeless favorite. The biggest reason for that is how Liman and Gyllenhaal craft their protagonist. In the original, Dalton—whose first name we never learn—is a professional bouncer with a philosophy degree from NYU who practices shirtless tai chi in front of his enemy’s mansion. The new Dalton, first name Elwood, is a former UFC fighter full of inner demons he hides behind a sense of humor and kind façade.
When we first meet Gyllenhaal’s Dalton, he’s getting ready for a bare-knuckle brawl in a seedy bar. Broke and sleeping in his car, he tussles for money. He’s soon enticed by a woman named Frankie to come to Glass Key, Florida. She has a bar that has potential but needs help with some of its rougher clientele. With few options, Dalton accepts.is surprisingly subdued, as we get to know the main character and the locals.
Of course, there’re a few fights as well, but they don’t carry much weight. A number of local hooligans get thumped so pathetically, and humorously, that Dalton is kind enough to drive them to a hospital. Of these goons, Moe , is the clear standout. He’s worthless in a fight but adds plenty of comedy.really takes off. He’s hired by local big shot Ben Brandt , who is trying to keep his jailed father’s illegal schemes running but is struggling to do so.
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