Set in Florida, it depicts an invincible MMA fighter coming to work as a bouncer at a bar that is targeted by rich land developers. I think Jake Gyllenhaal was great, Daniela Melchior really cute, Billy Magnussen best cast for an entitled rich kid villain, the fights were pretty good, too, but the delight of the film was Connor McGregor. Because how can you counter an invincible MMA fighter except with another invincible MMA fighter, who's also Scottish?
Really, the ideas in the film are not as impactful as the original Road House, mostly because the connections between people were not as strong. Most characters are pretty cardboard so why should we care what happens to them? However the psychopathic glee that McGregor brought to the film actually elevated it to a classic. I can't wait to see the guy in other movies, because he clearly has the charisma and physicality for action movies.
Really, the ideas in the film are not as impactful as the original Road House, mostly because the connections between people were not as strong. Most characters are pretty cardboard so why should we care what happens to them? However the psychopathic glee that McGregor brought to the film actually elevated it to a classic. I can't wait to see the guy in other movies, because he clearly has the charisma and physicality for action movies.