Thursday, August 7, 2008

#37: Hell Ride



Hell Ride: The story deals with the characters Pistolero, the Gent and Comanche and the deadly, unfinished business among them.

The cast is top notch in this. I'm a huge fan of Michael Madsen so it's always great to see him in bigger roles. Vinnie Jones, Dennis Hopper and David Carradine can't hurt either. Unfortunately, this is really painful to watch at times. I really like old biker movies but the difference between this and Hells Angels on Wheels is that in the 60's the biker movies used real bikers and non actors so it made sense that the dialogue was cheesy and the plot was lacking. Here, you have seasoned actors deliver awkward, sometimes ridiculously stupid lines. At times, this just seemed like a movie trying to ride the Grind House coat tails.

I'm sure I'll change my mind next time I see it and decide that I love it though.

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