No way it was planned this way.
Who could have predicted a formulaic action flick like UNHINGED would be the post pandemic gateway back into movie theaters?
But because of major release shifts due to the coronavirus—it is this week!
UNHINGED is a 90 minute-long road rage revenge thriller that takes us to the darker side of society.
A minor road rage altercation between Russell Crowe and stressed out single mom Caren Pistorius — who simply honks her horn at him—really ticks him off.
What follows is a path of psychological destruction. A vengeful exercise against the victim, her friends and family. A confrontational escalation that Crowe pulls off as we follow him and he becomes unhinged in the worst way imaginable.
Not that we haven’t seen this subject matter explored before. But Oscar winner Russell Crowe letting lose certainly elevates this action-thriller to a step above the usual B-grade material.
So is this a violent film?
That’s putting it mildly.
The ratings board attaches an R to it for “strong violent content and language throughout”. So you can pretty much guess what to expect here:
Rampage, destruction and mayhem galore.
Not something the movie industry probably wished for to be the movie of return to the big screen.
But so be it.
Hey, if nothing else, don’t even THINK about honking at Russell Crowe.
Other new entries to the theatrical movie scene include, “WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS” as well as next week’s “NEW MUTANTS” and “BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC”.
Followed by Christopher Nolan’s much anticipated sci-fi thriller “TENET” which opens in theaters on September 3.
