Eighties classic gets a rock ’em, sock ’em remake
The remake of the Eighties’ brawling classic was the opening night film at South by Southwest, and a packed Paramount Theatre was rocked and socked by director Doug Liman’s new riff on the story of a bouncer with a soul. Jake Gyllenhaal plays the part of Dalton, but wisely doesn’t try to pull on the blue jeans that helped make Patrick Swayze both an action star and a heartthrob.
But the broad beats are the same, most especially that Dalton is a man who sees violence as the last resort – not because he fears losing, but because he’s so damn good at it. Gyllenhaal hasn’t looked this lean and cut since 2015’s, while McGregor is his polar opposite, a swaggering beast called Knox who hits first and thinks later. He’s the heavy deployed to help corrupt developer Ben Brandt in his scheme to run Road House owner Frankie out.
However, one person overshadowed the multi-time UFC champion: director Doug Liman, who had publicly stated he would boycott the screening in protest over Amazon’s decision to bypass cinemas and send the film straight to streaming. Gyllenhaal made sure to point him out in the audience, where he received a standing ovation for the audience. He did, pointedly, demur on joining the cast on stage .is loaded with star power from a multiplicity of creative backgrounds .
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