Review of Thunder Road

Thunder Road (2018)
1/10
Doesn't deserve the hype
22 October 2018
I love dark humor in trying situations but the humor in this supposed comedy/drama is more appropriate for a Kevin James sitcom than what is apparently intended to be an emotional film. Moreover, the protagonist is unlikable, so it's difficult to have empathy for his situation (which becomes ridiculous anyway). The entire movie is filled with angst, but it has no heart. So instead of being drawn in by the characters you wind up wanting them to just go away.

I usually hang on until the end in hopes a bad movie will get better, but I only made it halfway through this one and I still want my 45 minutes back. How this is rated as high as it is escapes me, unless the voting is rigged. If you want to see unstable cops acting out just watch an episode of "Reno 911!"-- it's better than this tripe and it'll be over sooner. It you want to see dark humor done right, watch "In Bruge". But don't waste your time on this mess.
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