Despite its strance concept of a bear ingesting cocaine and going on a killing spree, Cocaine Bear actually continues a strange February trend. Written and directed by actress Elizabeth Banks, it's loosely based on the true story of drug smuggler Andrew Thornton's stash of 75 pounds of cocaine which, after dropping from a plane along the Georgia-Tennesse border, was partially consumed by a mountain bear.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Like an ode to the horror action comedies of the '90s and early '00s such as Lake Placid, Snakes on a Plane, and Sharknado, Cocaine Bear combines a strong cast with dark humor and an outrageous premise. Its trailer is already the best of 2023 thanks to all of these elements working so seamlessly with its graphic violence and gore, guaranteeing a wild and entertaining ride full of carnage.
Bloody & Honey's bear can technically talk, while the black bear in Cocaine Bear is still very much a wild animal. Pooh takes out his revenge on Christopher Robin by methodically stalking and murdering anyone who comes to the Hundred Acre Wood, while the bear high on cocaine simply becomes a giant fluffy ball of absolute chaos.
How Winnie-The-Pooh & Cocaine Bear Have Already Become 2023 Highlights Even with poor reviews Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood & Honey has already proven to be a box office success, and with the highly-anticipated Cocaine Bear, these two killer bear movies have become the highlights of 2023. Blood & Honey is already being treated as the first of a possible franchise, and Banks is already talking about how a Cocaine Bear sequel could work.
Early reviews for Cocaine Bear have been promising, with Jim Schembri calling it "a fun, self-consciously cheesy B-grade action comedy" and Doug Jamieson declaring it to be "a film that knows precisely what it is and gleefully serves up 95 minutes of pure unadulterated fun." . It currently holds a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes from the reviews available, and seems fully capable of delivering all the carnal cleverness it's advertised.
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