Blu-ray Review Drive-Away Dolls Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Neil Middlemiss]

Drive-Away Dolls is a funny, occasionally violent crime drama that’s rooted in pre-millennium lesbian culture and is a refreshing approach. It is, in essence, a lesbian crime drama, in full embrace of its B-movie ambitions that’s more smiles than guffaws. It smooths the edges of its violence, which is uncommon for something you find in a Coen brother film, and doesn’t entirely succeed, but succeeds enough to be worth a look.



Drive-Away Dolls (2024)



Released: 23 Feb 2024
Rated: R
Runtime: 84 min




Director: Ethan Coen
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller



Cast: Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein
Writer(s): Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke



Plot: Jamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee...

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[titch]

I found this laugh-out-loud hilarious. Interesting to see, now that the Coen brothers have separated, which one was the one responsible for arch, brittle, highly rhythmic dialogue; wild blasts of extremely vulgar language and violently dopey comedy; cartoony accents; across-the-board great performances from actors willing to look insane and demented on camera and trusting the director to save them from being ridiculous; editing full of highly visible, playful flourishes. That was Ethan.