In this episode we review "Roadhouse", the remake of the classic Patrick Swayze film from 1989. It is currently streaming on #primevideo.

The reviewers are:

- Emma Sewell of Emma@The Movies (https://x.com/EmmaAtTheMovies) &
- Scott Forbes from The Forbes Film & TV Review on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theforbesfilmreview/)

The video version of the podcast is available here: https://youtu.be/KTtU-HaX28Q

AI Show Notes

Summary

In this episode of Flickering Dreams, Emma Sewell and Scott Forbes discuss the remake of the film Roadhouse, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Emma had watched both the original and the remake back-to-back and felt that the original was much better. They both agreed that Gyllenhaal's performance was over-the-top and cartoonish, and that the film became increasingly silly as it progressed. They also felt that the female cast was wasted and had very little to do. Overall, they gave the remake a score of six out of ten and recommended watching the original instead.

Takeaways

• The original Roadhouse film is considered to be much better than the remake.
• Conor McGregor's performance in the remake was criticized for being over-the-top and cartoonish.
• The film became increasingly silly and had unnecessary action sequences.
• The female cast was wasted and had very little to do.
• The remake received a score of six out of ten and was recommended to watch the original instead.

Music: Hip Jazz by Bensound.

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