This remake of Patrick Swayze's 1989 film is all bluster and no substance
Jake Gyllenhaal’s first appearance in Road House is a joke that tells the audience exactly what to expect. He appears, in shadows shot from behind, shirtless with a sinewy muscled physique in a fighting ring. The camera comes in close to capture his physical perfection; he looks sculpted like a marble statue. His opponent takes one look and concedes. And that’s the movie, all looks and bluster and no substance. Gyllenhaal takes on Patrick Swayze’s role in this remake of the 1989 crowd pleaser.
This strands the actors and hampers their performances. They end up dropping lines for emphasis instead of inhabiting characters. Gyllenhaal, as mentioned above, looks the part. But he doesn’t have the requisite sense of humor to make this rake charming. He mostly just looks uncomfortable. Similarly, while he looks like a heartthrob, he has no chemistry with Melchior and their scenes together are wooden instead of charged with sexual heat.
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