{"id":36,"date":"2023-02-24T05:02:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/cocaine-bear-a-wildly-entertaining-dark-comedy\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T05:02:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:02:47","slug":"cocaine-bear-a-wildly-entertaining-dark-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/cocaine-bear-a-wildly-entertaining-dark-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocaine Bear: A Wildly Entertaining Dark Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cocaine Bear, a new dark comedy thriller based on a bizarre true story, hits cinemas on February 24th.[0]<\/a><\/sup> Directed by Elizabeth Banks, the film stars Keri Russell, O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Margo Martindale, and Ray Liotta.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The story follows a black bear who ingests a loose bag of cocaine that was dropped from a drug smuggler's plane in 1985.[2]<\/a><\/sup> Although the killing-spree the movie depicts is entirely fictional, the real-life bear tragically overdosed and was later taxidermied, earning the name Pablo Escobear.[2]<\/a><\/sup> The movie follows the fictionalized plot of drug dealers, a single mom, and a bear on a warpath to find cocaine.<\/p>\n

The movie boasts genuinely laugh-out-loud moments, gory mayhem, and a photorealistic bear performance. Director Elizabeth Banks and screenwriter Jimmy Warden juggle multiple storylines and characters, and keep things moving along over the 95-minute running time.[3]<\/a><\/sup> Banks is quoted as saying, \u201cThis bear is collateral damage in this broken war on drugs. I thought that this movie was a great opportunity to tell a vengeance story on behalf of that bear.\u201d[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The kills in the movie range from comically blood-soaked to straight-up hilarious. But with no connection to those who are being mauled and no reason to care, they're nothing more than gross-outs and cheap gags in a clunky thrill ride.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Cocaine Bear delivers its fair share of laughs and thrills, but it could have been even more fun and stupid.[6]<\/a><\/sup> Despite its flaws, the bear is an instant legend, and her star vehicle is worth a watch.<\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“The ‘Cocaine Bear' true story is real, and Knox News covered it live” Knoxville News Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/story\/entertainment\/2023\/02\/22\/cocaine-bear-true-story-real-news-coverage-movie\/69915478007\/<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Cocaine Bear review: Horror comedy about drug-crazed animal lives up to its gloriously stupid title” The Independent, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/reviews\/cocaine-bear-review-true-story-release-b2287097.html<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“‘Cocaine Bear' Gets R-Rated Funko Pop Figure & Stunning Mondo Poster” Collider, 22 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/collider.com\/cocaine-bear-funko-pop-figure-mondo-poster<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Intoxicating ‘Cocaine Bear' goes hilariously off the rails” Chicago Sun-Times, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/movies-and-tv\/2023\/2\/23\/23611326\/cocaine-bear-review-movie-keri-russell-ray-liotta-oshea-jackson-jr-alden-ehrenheich<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Elizabeth Banks on Her New (and Already Cult) Movie ‘Cocaine Bear'” Esquire, 19 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/uk\/culture\/film\/a42800563\/cocaine-bear-elizabeth-banks-interview\/<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Review: ‘Cocaine Bear' isn't smart dumb, it's just plain dumb” Detroit News, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2023\/02\/23\/review-cocaine-bear-isnt-smart-dumb-its-just-plain-dumb\/69935570007\/<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“‘Cocaine Bear' review: A wild true story becomes a bonkers comedy, and yet…” Mashable, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/cocaine-bear-review<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cocaine Bear, a new dark comedy thriller based on a bizarre true story, hits cinemas on February 24th.[0] Directed by Elizabeth Banks, the film stars Keri Russell, O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Margo Martindale, and Ray Liotta.[1] The story follows a black bear who ingests a loose […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}