First of all, I was never a big fan of the original even when as a kid in the 90s with low expectations about action movies. In fact the most exciting thing for me about it was that it featured the Jeff Healey band, and the soundtrack was fantastic. I definitely can't say the same about this version, and there is not much that's great here outside of Jake Gyllenhaal who is doing a pretty good job at keeping this movie together. The plot is pretty basic and doesn't have the same campy charm as the original, and as many others have pointed out, McGregor was an absolute mistake of a casting here, and ironically didn't really help make the fight scenes look more believable. All in all, you can skip it unless you really have nothing else to watch.
Review of Road House
