Nicolas Cage is Milton.  A man who has done the impossible: he has escaped from Hell!  His reason is simple to exact revenge on the people who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.  These same people plan to bring Hell to Earth.  Along for the ride with him is Piper (Amber Heard), one hot looking woman in torn jean shorts who has a hell of an attitude herself.  Hot on their trail is The Accountant (William Fichtner), who keeps track of all the souls who enter Hell, including the ones who get away.  There is also tons of law enforcement after them all as well.

A few years ago filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino gave us their “Grindhouse” double feature.  They wanted to recapture some of the grindhouse movies of the 1970s with their two movies, “Planet Terror” (directed by Rodriguez) and “Death Proof” (directed by Tarantino).  Whether they succeeded in their endeavor to recapture the exploitation films can be debated; however, the movies did not do well at the box office.  How well “Drive Angry” will perform is yet to be written, but this movie does recapture the grindhouse feel.

If you are looking for a real deep and meaningful movie go spend your money someplace else.  This movie is just going to take you for a fun ride.  You are going to experience some gratuitous violence and sex!  The movie delivers the one of the best %$#@ gunfights you ever saw (literally).  Car chases, fights, cheesy music, cheesier dialogue (“Hell is going to walk the Earth,”  “Hell already IS walking the Earth”), muscle cars and great stunt work are all present in this movie.  This movie is only out to entertain you, and if you enjoy that kind of filmmaking you will be entertained.

The movie was directed by Patrick Lussier who last directed “My Bloody Valentine 3D” which came out before the 3D boon really hit, but can be looked at as one of the reasons why the explosion happened.  He obviously took what he learned making that movie and takes things further with this one.  Lussier started his career as an editor, including on the early “Scream” movies.  He also edited “Drive Angry” to help bring the vision he had for this movie completely intact.

There was a time when multiplexes did not have enough screens to accommodate all the 3D movies hitting theaters.  Nowadays there seem to be more 3D movies on screens than there are 2D ones.  It’s good to have one 3D movie that is actually worth seeing in the format.  The movie is rated R for strong brutal violence throughout, grisly images, some graphic sexual content, nudity and language.  It is currently playing at local theaters all over South Florida.