Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Action, Thriller

Studios: Metro-Goldwyn Mayer

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Joaquim de Almeida and Conor McGregor

Director: Doug Liman

Writers: Anthony Bagarozzi, David Lee Henry and Charles Mondry

Based on: the 1989 film by Hilary Henkin and David Lee Henry

Producer: Joel Silver

Music by: Christophe Beck

Rated: R for violence throughout, pervasive language and some nudity

Release Date: 03/21/24

Runtime: 2h 1m

Tagline: Take it Outside

Favorite Character: Dalton

Quote: “It’s been a while since I’ve been clubbing.”- Knox

Fun Fact: There is a bar next to the book store called ‘The Double Deuce Restaurant’ which obviously pays homage to the original Road House movie.

The Review: It was 1989 when Patrick Swayze became a tough bouncer in the cult classic ‘Road House’ and when they remake cult classics, chances are it won’t meet up the fans expedition. I may even make them think ‘Why did they even have to remake it?’ like 2011’s Footloose. Thankfully, Doug Liman’s take isn’t those kind of remakes.

Just like the others, there are some major changes. Instead of giving us a character that didn’t need a backstory, gives us an added story to the main character. For Gyllenhaal’s version, he portrays a UFC fighter who just couldn’t get over the time that he accidently killed one of his opponents in a match. His second chance comes when a stranger (Jessica Williams) offers him a job as a bouncer in the road house called…well…’The Road House’ in the fictional Glass Keys in Florida Keys. Things however, don’t go smoothly, where he meets new friends also meets new threatening enemies.

Watch both versions of Road House back to back and you might see the one biggest difference, where it takes place. The remake swaps a midwestern Missouri town with the one in Florida Keys. But to be honest with you, I actually believe that 2024 Road House got the location right. It’s the setting that gives the viewers vibes of the stylish 1980’s TV series Miami Vice. Or to those who had a PS2 in 2002, the controversial Grand Theft Auto Vice City. Both of these media may actually have influenced Doug Limin to create a new type of story for the 2024 remake, I’d be surprised if they haven’t.

There may be one reason you would be checking out the 2024 Road House, the brawls . And talk about some of the insane stunts! For example, the one scene where Dalton takes a nice stroll along the edge of the bridge when suddenly the truck ran him over and…I won’t spoil it for ya but it is insane! I havn’t seen the original but i have a feeling the villain would be something to take seriously. The villains in the 2024’s version is not exactly memorable except for maybe Knox (real life fighter Conor McGregor).

2024’s Road House is much more of a silly flick you’d watch for just for the heck of it. Jake Gyllenhaal was pretty much acting all douche like he’s auditioning for the role of Deadpool but he would still entertaining enough to give the old viewers a chuckle and more violent enough to feel like they are in front row seats of Wrestlemania.