Cocaine Bear offers little beyond the trailers in terms of originality, flashiness, or cleverness, but it does offer more of the same...and a lot of it. Chances are, however you interpret the trailers and however you feel about them will determine how you enjoy this movie. If you're ready for a leave-your-brain-at-home 80's adventure of slasher gore (sans human antagonist) and some corny punchlines, then this is your ticket. I would be lying if I said I did not have the occasional chuckle, and truth be told, some of SFX company Weta's bear animations were uncomfortably realistic at times. Ultimately though, I found myself several times throughout the brisk 95 minute runtime wishing the film would tingle my brain with abstractions that never came.
My advice? If you like the trailer, see it in theaters. If you were indifferent about the trailer, wait until it hits streaming.
Cocaine Bear
2023
Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
Cocaine Bear
2023
Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
Plot summary
Inspired by a true story, an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
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April 08, 2023 at 01:06 AM
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For better or worse, it's the exact movie you expect from the trailer...
....an apex predator high on cocaine, it's a riot.
A bear gets hooked on cocaine, everyone wants the stash, Police, criminals, teenage gangsters, but none want it more badly than the bear.
I almost gave up fifteen minutes in, as I thought it was a straight up apex predator movie, it kind of is, but it's a cocaine bear comedy. Once you realise what you're in for, I urge you to stick with it, as it is genuinely hilarious, it's so funny.
It's amazing to believe that the story is actually inspired by actual, real life events, people's personalities change on drugs, why shouldn't a bear's?
I think the bear looks pretty good to be honest, the ambulance scene looked great, talk about crazy.
Don't expect brilliance, it's too zany for that, but it is a lot of fun.
7/10.
What can you expect about a movie called Cocaine Bear?
First, I really enjoyed the movie even it's flaws. I expected less from the first half of the movie. So it was great entertaining.
Second, the second half is extremly weird and predictable. Even the overused CGI almost ruined any credibility of the supposed "based on a real story".
Third, overall, the movie is funny, goofy, crazy, dumb and forgettable, just because the plot. A bear sniffing cocaine the whole movie.
Last, I am not going to spoil anything saying the premise was crazier than the execution, because the really weak script. It could have been a masterpiece, but instead you got an over the average gory crazy bear feast.
To add, this was the last Ray Liota's movie, so respect for him.