A gory good time!
Film critic Jason Evans is on a quest to tell you everything you need to know about movies in less time than it takes to snap a photo of some cute wildlife. His reviews are exactly 100 words long (99 is too few and 101 is too much). Here is his 100-word review of Cocaine Bear.
The Premise: A cocaine smuggler accidentally drops several bags of the white powder from a plane over the Chattahoochee National Forest in north Georgia. A black bear finds the coke and takes a liking to it. Nothing will stop the creature from getting a fix, not a local park ranger (Margo Martindale), a mom (Keri Russell) looking for her lost daughter, or a drug kingpin (Ray Liotta) and his son (Alden Ehrenriech) who want to get their cocaine back. The film is (very) loosely based on a true story and is directed by Hunger Games and Pitch Perfect actress Elizabeth Banks, who also directed the 2019 Charlie’s Angels.
The 100 Words:
I admire a film that knows what it wants to be and doesn’t try to be more. This
is a dark comedy that is sometimes gory (lots of bloody, severed limbs and several
creative kills) and always funny. Everyone involved knows this is ridiculous but
they are having a great time and it shows. The film is full of memorable,
quirky characters, most of whom get eaten. Banks does a nice job, even if some
scenes could be a bit tighter. This is a delightful film to see in a full theater
where the riotous laughter can wash over you.
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