Cocaine Bear (2023)

My quick rating - 6,7/10. I have been looking forward to this one for a while, but not for the reasons as most of you. I read it was the last flick starring Ray Liotta and I have always been a big fan of his. What a quirky cast of characters this one has. The movie itself is just a fun ride that does take its turn into the violent category when it wants to catch you by surprise. I can see why our fun little bear got to be a guest on the Oscars this year LOL. Honestly the movie does a good job of keeping you interested since it would've been easy to just give you 90 minutes of a coked-up bear roaming the forest and tearing up everyone in sight. I wouldn't have lost interest in that, but many more people would. Instead we get to meet the drug dealers who loses the coke along with the neighbors and kids that find the drugs. All of them are quite unique and funny in there own ways. There were almost too many characters to keep track of their side stories but not enough to make it a concern. Keri Russell was excellent here as was O'Shea Jackson Jr. in dropping in the laughs at just the right times to move us to the next mauling. The timing in this flick is done just right to make the violence less disturbing while still allowing you room to laugh. I really was quite surprised at how they turned this b-budget style flick into a successful piece of a-list material. Let's face it, a bear on drugs is clearly perfect schlock on most occasions except when they are actually based on a true story LOL. Then you realize the bumbling crooks and lost drugs all did happen and the goofy actions taken may not have been all that far fetched. The bear was even given a sense of humor in chasing the bags of coke like a dog with a stick or playfully staring down the victims before ripping them apart. All I can say is it is worth the hype and a lot of fun. RIP Ray Liotta, it isn't a Goodfellas moment but I am sure you would've gotten a kick out of the finished product.

All major streamers have this one for theater at home pricing including Amazon.

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