“Cocaine Bear” Review

 

“Cocaine Bear”

Review

 

 

 

American comedy-horror movie Cocaine Bear was written by Jimmy Warden, directed by Elizabeth Banks, and produced in 2023. It is largely based on the true account of the "Cocaine Bear," a black bear from the United States who ate millions of dollars worth of stolen cocaine in 1985. Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, and Ray Liotta all appear in the movie. Liotta appeared in the movie; he passed away on May 26, 2022, after which the movie was made in his honor.

 

Andrew C. Thornton 11, a drug trafficker, releases a consignment of cocaine from his aircraft in 1985. With a duffel bag full of drugs, he makes an attempt to parachute out, but he knocks himself out on the doorframe and dies as a result. When his body arrives in Knoxville, Bob, a neighborhood detective, recognizes him. He comes to the conclusion that the remaining cocaine is either missing or came from Syd White, a St. Louis drug lord. In the meantime, an American black bear in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest consumes some cocaine. The bear then becomes extremely hostile and attacks two hikers named Elsa and Olaf, killing the former.

 

Dee Dee, a middle school student, lives in northeast Georgia with her mother, a nurse named Sari. Dee Dee skips class with her best friend Henry so they can create a painting of the forest falls. Before the bear attacks them, the two locate a missing brick of cocaine on the trail leading to the falls and consume some of it. Together with Liz, a park ranger, and Peter, a wildlife activist, Sari enters the forest to look for the children. Henry is discovered by the three sheltering from the bear by clinging to a tree. When the bear attacks, Peter is knocked over by a mound of cocaine and slashes Liz as he does so. The bear, drawn to Peter's cocaine-coated body, kills him while ignoring Henry. When Liz sends for assistance, Sari and Henry are running deeper into the jungle.

 

Syd sent his fixer Daveed to St. Louis in order to retrieve the remaining cocaine. Eddie, Syd's son, who has become despondent since the passing of his wife and has abandoned his own son, travels to Georgia with Daveed. They as well as Bob arrive in Georgia. Daveed fights the Duchamps gang, three miscreants who cause disturbance in the forest, in the forest station. To retrieve part of the cocaine he stashed in a gazebo, one of the members, Stache, takes Daveed and Eddie. Liz returns to the station while being pursued by the bear. Before the bear kills Vest, the other Duchamp, Liz unintentionally kills Ponytail, one of them. After a brief encounter with the bear, paramedics Beth and Tom show up and take Liz to the station. Liz is placed in an ambulance as they go, but a bear follows them and charges the car. Tom is killed by the bear in the ensuing turmoil, and Liz is crushed to death on the road after falling out of the ambulance. Beth loses control of the ambulance and rams into a tree, dying as she is propelled through the windshield.

 

Dee Dee left a trail of paint behind, which Sari and Henry use to find her. After being brought to the gazebo, Daveed and Eddie discover Bob there with the hidden duffle of cocaine. Bob uses the bag of coke to divert the bear when it first appears. Syd fatally shoots Bob out of nowhere after admitting that his bosses are pressuring him to get the cocaine.

 

Olaf, who is in sadness, guides Sari and Henry to Dee Dee's hiding location, the cave where the bear is hiding with its two pups, revealing that the bear is a mother. As soon as Olaf turns away, the bear kills him. The cave is located by Syd, Eddie, and Daveed, and it leads to a ledge behind the falls. The bear goes back to its den. They all survive after Eddie and Daveed, who have decided to leave the drug trade together, jump into the water below after Sari, Henry, and Dee Dee. Syd, though, is adamant about keeping the cocaine bag she discovered in the cave. He shoots the bear, and injures it, but is unable to kill it; instead, the bear and her cubs dismember him.

 

Later, when Eddie and Daveed reunite with their son, Stache hitches to New York with a duffel bag of cocaine.

 

Naturally, Warden's script uses a great deal of artistic license in deconstructing the seemingly unbelievable story of the fabled "Cocaine Bear." The film, on the other hand, is hilarious in all of its silliness and will keep audiences glued to the screen with its fast-paced amusement and laughter. The star-studded cast provides a variety of characters to make this chaotic journey enjoyable. When their characters interact with the drug dealer, who is the true star of the film, the scenes live up to the hype.

 

Banks' story features a cast of crooks, tourists, detectives, and teenagers in an absurdly funny thriller. But all of this is part of the fun in this hilariously violent and violent novel. She strikes an excellent balance between getting to know all of the characters and imbuing them with human characteristics while remaining true to the main character of the story. There is also a lot of gore and bloodshed to be seen during the interactions between the cocaine bear and the film's main characters, which one can't help but stare at but will undoubtedly make one squirm.

 

Even if the humor doesn't always work, one of Cocaine Bear's most endearing characteristics is its willingness to go all in on the craziness. Banks made certain that her viewers would be left laughing and dazed by some of her direction choices, in addition to having a bear consume pounds of cocaine. Scenes in which the bear dances with a character or hugs a tree provide glimpses of her boisterous and daring decisions. These are incredibly appropriate for the director, and they will make viewers laugh long after the film has ended.

 

Cocaine Bear is a fantastic movie experience, full of hilarious situations, dry humor, and an abundance of blood and violence in between. It's the kind of film that's best seen in a packed theater with lots of friends to fully appreciate the craziness and fun atmosphere. Banks' film is a thrilling experience for viewers of all demographics thanks to the engaging performances of the stellar cast and outstanding special effects. The violence, laughter, and terrifying sequences in Cocaine Bear are exactly what the title suggests, but the overall experience exceeds expectations.

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