Cocaine Bear is sure to be the biggest cult film of 2023.
After a 500-pound black bear consumes a significant amount of cocaine and embarks on a drug-fuelled rampage, an eccentric gathering of cops, criminals, tourists, and teenagers assemble in a Georgia forest.
If the premise of this film doesn’t draw in a particular crowd, nothing will.
This movie is (unbelievably) based on a true story – or at the very least, inspired by true events. Touting a pretty impressive cast including Keri Russel, O’Shea Jackson Jr and the late Ray Liotta, Cocaine Bear is an amusing thriller. Not quite as cinematic as the Grey, and not quite as serious as the Revenant, the cast all know exactly what type of film they are making.
With a runtime of only 90 minutes, this self-aware romp in the woods is an excellent night out at the cinema – although definitely not for children or the faint of heart. Some explicit violence and gore as well as a few jump scares are to be expected – but laced with the wit of writer Jimmy Warden (the Babysitter) and director Elizabeth Banks, the intended audience will find this film very bearable indeed.
Would definitely recommend seeing this film with a group of friends in a cinema.
Five bear claws.