Cocaine Bear Is Fun Despite Itself Trying Not To Be {Review}

\nCocaine Bear certainly lives up to its name, as you will see a bear do mountains of cocaine. The odd move is that the film has all kinds of issues with tone. While there is fun and silliness, there are also long stretches with none of that, and it becomes a jarring viewing experience. The cast is fine, with a couple of standouts, and the action set piece in the middle of the run time is fantastic.

Elizabeth Banks is no stranger to the director's chair at this point, but much like her Charlie's Angels remake, there is not enough silliness, or at least not the amount expected walking into the theater. A hard sell to begin with as far as a general audience is concerned; those who would be drawn to this film might be leaving disappointed. Even some of the scenes played for laughs fall flat, and most of the best sequences were given away in the trailer, a cardinal sin.

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