Southern Fury – ABC Film Challenge – Action – S – Movie Review
Director: Steven C Miller
Writer: Jason Mosberg (Screenplay)
Cast
- Nicolas Cage (Pig)
- John Cusack (1408)
- Adrian Grenier (Entourage)
- Johnathon Schaech (Prom Night)
- Lydia Hull (Van Wilder)
Plot: A Southern mobster attempts to rescue his kidnapped brother.
Runtime: 1 Hour 32 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Southern Fury starts as we see the two brothers JP (Grenier) and Mikey (Schaech) growing up to live different lives. JP has found an honest living, while Mikey has got involved in the drug business. However, when Mikey gets mixed up with local mobster Eddie King (Cage), he is taken.
JP is forced to help clear the debts, teaming up with police officer Sal (Cusack) to go on a rampage through the town. Can they save his brother before the time runs out?
Verdict on Southern Fury
Southern Fury is a crime thriller following a brother trying t get his older brother out of trouble with a mobster. It follows him trying to get into the underworld operation and learn how to connect as he searches for his brother.
This is a thriller that looks to introduce a string of different characters. It uses different dynamics to try and create tension around the bigger picture. However, it ends up doing everything we have seen before. Nothing feels as intense as it should be, and Nicolas Cage’s wig is hilarious. This is one of the more forgettable thrillers that lacks any intensity throughout the movie.
Final Thoughts –Southern Fury is a dull, lacklustre thriller.