An immensely enjoyable slice of romanticised fisticuffs, this is a Western in every respect except the stetsons and six guns.
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04/15/08
Road House (1989)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:3
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 48 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Patrick Swayze stars in this modern-day Western as a tough guy who has poetic instincts and drives a Mercedes. Fresh from earning his doctorate in Eastern Philosophy from New York University,... [More]
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Reviews for Road House
1 - 5 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticGood-natured enough, but essentially an excuse for lots of mindless violence perpetrated by one-dimensional characters.
04/15/08
Top CriticMindless entertainment of the highest order.
06/24/06
Top CriticIts vigilante justice, lawlessness and wanton violence feel ludicrous in a modern setting.
01/08/08
Top CriticRoad House is much funnier than most comedies, until it turns vile instead of just stupid.
05/20/03
Top CriticThis is not a good movie. But viewed in the right frame of mind, it is not a boring one, either.
01/01/00
Top Critic1 - 5 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
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