Walked in to this one without knowing what I was walking in to. I was surprised to see Elizabeth Banks having a hand in this one.
Lets talk about this girl who was high as a kite in the flick, Cocaine Bear… THE BEAR HERSELF! The poor thing got a taste of thee cocaine and couldn’t stay away. Somewhat inspired by real events, it’s such a ridiculous story because it’s a deranged bear going around killing park visitors all because she wants her fix.
The film will keep your attention with the gore, sick humor and the characters that at times will have you saying WTF! As the film progresses, you will be wathcing in disbelief at what you’re seeing and you’re going to want to see it again to just confirm that yes, that is exactly what you just watched!
At one point in the film, you will see this poor bear snort a line of cocaine off the shin of a severed leg. I just say poor bear because she’s been corrupted and is on a killing spree looking for more.
The one thing that did tug at the heart strings, is that this is Ray Liotta last film before his untimely death. At least it looks like he had a great time, because lets be honest… it’s a ridiculous film but worth the watch.
The real star if the film, is the bear herself which was obviously all CGI. She had so many ranges of emotions from her beast rage to extreme joy. You almost want her to find her fix because you see how happy it makes her and the pure joy she experiences LOL!
To not spoil the fun for you, you see multiple story lines cross paths and become a hot mess and the bear is like the person of the film you’re trying to avoid the entire time but end up coming face to face with. She just needs her fix and she’s good to go!
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).
Directed by Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels, Pitch Perfect 2) from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Cocaine Bear is produced by Oscar® winners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. The Machines) for Lord Miller, Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect franchise) and Max Handelman (Pitch Perfect franchise) for Brownstone Productions, Brian Duffield (Spontaneous) for Jurassic Party Productions and Aditya Sood (The Martian) for Lord Miller. The film is executive produced by Robin Mulcahy Fisichella, Alison Small and Nikki Baida.
Genre: Dark Comedy
Cast: Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery-Jennings, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, Aaron Holliday, with Margo Martindale and Ray Liotta
Directed by: Elizabeth Banks
Screenplay by: Jimmy Warden
Producers: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Brian Duffield, Aditya Sood
Executive Producers: Robin Mulcahy Fisichella, Alison Small, Nikki Baida
Rated R for bloody violence and gore, drug content and language throughout.
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