Cocaine Bear

Name: Cocaine Bear
Genre: Thriller
Released: February 24, 2023
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Keri Russell

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: February 24, 2023 | R

Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Keri Russell, Kristofer Hivju, Margo Martindale, Matthew Rhys, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Ray Liotta

Summary: Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage forInspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow . . . and blood.… Expand

Director: Elizabeth Banks

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 95 min

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John Kirk

Feb 24, 2023

This dark comedy, co-produced and directed by Elizabeth Banks, is a non-stop ride. Complete with gore, sick humour and characters (including the bear) that quickly attach themselves to the audience, this film satisfies so many low-end viewing pleasures that it’s a film you want to see again just to confirm that yes, that WAS indeed what you just saw. Read full review

Odie Henderson

Feb 23, 2023

This is an unapologetic audience-pleaser, though it’s not for the squeamish. Say no to drugs. Say yes to “Cocaine Bear.” Read full review

James Berardinelli

Feb 27, 2023

Cocaine Bear is imperfect. By traditional cinematic standards, it’s probably not very good. But it is fun and won’t disappoint many who are titillated by the title. Read full review

NME Alex Flood

Feb 23, 2023

There’s already talk of a sequel, Cocaine Shark, and the cast have joked about getting jobs in the Cocaine Bear Cinematic Universe. So maybe it doesn’t really matter if Cocaine Bear is average, as long as it has both cocaine and bears in it. And we can most definitely confirm that it does. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Feb 23, 2023

Unlike its zonked-out predator, Banks’ film rarely feels similarly energised. Read full review

David Sims

Feb 23, 2023

This project does not skimp on its main attraction, but it does seem unsure of what to put around it, throwing a variety of hapless characters in the mix and arming them mostly with indifferent comedy in the face of some truly gnarly violence. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Feb 23, 2023

Cocaine Bear is a movie that will appeal mostly to people who think it’s hilarious to get their dog stoned. If you’re someone who loves to sit on an old couch with a bong between your legs, crying with laughter as your dog bangs into furniture, “Cocaine Bear” might be your “Citizen Kane.” Read full review

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Oir23

Feb 25, 2023

To me this is cinema, cocaine bear was a fun movie. They should just stop making movies can’t top this lol.

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Panchogul

Mar 24, 2023

Honestamente esperaba lo peor después de cagazos como M3gan y Winnie the Pooh, pero resulté gratamente sorprendido, claro que no es una película para tomarse demasiado en serio debido a que la trama suena absurda y hay mucha comedia negra, buen nivel de gore y mucha entretención a pesar deHonestamente esperaba lo peor después de cagazos como M3gan y Winnie the Pooh, pero resulté gratamente sorprendido, claro que no es una película para tomarse demasiado en serio debido a que la trama suena absurda y hay mucha comedia negra, buen nivel de gore y mucha entretención a pesar de que el CGI del Oso es un tanto cuestionable considerando que es una película de 35 millones de dólares.… Expand

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Ralfbergs

Mar 23, 2023

I liked it. Yes it is not the greatest movie ever, but I still enjoyed the action and jokes in it and it was exactly what I expected from it. Only minus that the story could've been a bit more interesting towards end.

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AREXP

Feb 26, 2023

Review: Entertainment: 3.5/5
Acting: 2/5
Story: 2/5 Score/Screenplay/Sound: 3.5/5 Length: 4/5 Is it worth watching a second time: NO Watch it Alone or In a Group Setting: Both work fine Keywords: Cocaine, Bears, Ray LLiota, Guns, Kids, Dumb, Drugs, Thriller P.S. Only way to enjoy this isReview: Entertainment: 3.5/5
Acting: 2/5
Story: 2/5 Score/Screenplay/Sound: 3.5/5
Length: 4/5

Is it worth watching a second time: NO

Watch it Alone or In a Group Setting: Both work fine

Keywords: Cocaine, Bears, Ray LLiota, Guns, Kids, Dumb, Drugs, Thriller

P.S. Only way to enjoy this is with alcohol, weed, or mushrooms. It's got dumb jokes and corny lines which works well when the auditorium is packed.… Expand

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Rebecca31

Feb 26, 2023

I think my expectations for Cocaine Bear might have been a little too high. And yes, it’s a movie called Cocaine Bear, it has cocaine and it has a bear but if you expect anything more than that then yes you will be disappointed.

When a drug drop doesn’t go according to plan, leaving bags ofI think my expectations for Cocaine Bear might have been a little too high. And yes, it’s a movie called Cocaine Bear, it has cocaine and it has a bear but if you expect anything more than that then yes you will be disappointed.

When a drug drop doesn’t go according to plan, leaving bags of cocaine scattered throughout a Georgia forest, everyone is in danger when a huge black bear ingests it and goes on a murderous rampage. Between the random hikers just out enjoying nature, and a group of cops and criminals desperately searching for the millions of dollars worth of drugs, there’s enough of them trekking through the forest ready to be torn to pieces by the crazed bear.

Based on the true events (and that term is used very loosely in this context) around a drug smuggling operation that went a bit off the rails when a bear ingested cocaine. Whereas the real story behind this is nowhere near interesting enough to get a 90 minute horror/comedy movie from, Elizabeth Banks decided to make a full on mental movie that requires you to suspend belief and just expect to be entertained. This is not the real story, it’s complete fiction. But unfortunately it’s not as entertaining as it should have been either. The initial hype that Cocaine Bear generated once the trailer was released is the high point for this movie but if it’s as successful at the box office as it appears to be then don’t be surprised if there’s a whole bunch of apex predator high on drugs movies down the line.

At the same time a bear is off it’s head on drugs there’s Eddie (Alden Ehrenreich) and Daveed (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) trying to find the drugs before the police. A detective trying to take down the criminal organisation run by Syd (Ray Liotta). And if that wasn’t enough, there’s also the inconvenient timing of two kids getting lost in the forest while a mother desperately searches for her daughter, plus some hikers. Once all the setup is out of the way, the bear has plenty of people to maul to death. And yes the characters are annoying enough for you to be rooting for the bear in this case. The movie certainly delivers on the gore and there’s an 18 rating for a reason. There’s guts and flying limbs everywhere. But it tried far too hard to shove subplots into it with characters that honestly it’s hard for the audience to care about. We’re just here to see a bear eat some people with a few laughs thrown into it.

Cocaine Bear is clearly drawing inspiration from other “insert animal” on the rampage type movies and sure it’s not quite Deep Blue Sea levels of bad but it sure ain’t Jaws or even The Edge either. It’s also not as funny as you’d expect, it got a few chuckles at the screening I attended but definitely not the rip-roaring laugh out loud movie the trailer painted it out to be. The story isn’t the problem, it promises a coked up bear ripping people to pieces and it delivers exactly that but the script is diabolically bad. It’s a cringe inducing, toe-curling mess. Whenever the characters are interacting with each other you end up praying for the CGI bear to reappear and give them a quick death.

If there’s one good thing about Cocaine Bear it’s gotten people into the cinemas this weekend. And at a time where cinemas are struggling, a movie like this is needed every now and again. It’s a popcorn flick that will appeal to some people. It didn’t work for me but sure I still went to see it didn’t I. Recommended for those who enjoy movies like Snakes on a Plane or Piranha 3D.… Expand

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yanis_rtx

Mar 18, 2023

Saying that the best performance award of the movie goes to the CGI bear is an understatement. Neither funny nor interesting except for two action scenes. Very surprising OST that brings even more confusion to the 'genre' of the movie. Disappointing because the material could have been usedSaying that the best performance award of the movie goes to the CGI bear is an understatement. Neither funny nor interesting except for two action scenes. Very surprising OST that brings even more confusion to the 'genre' of the movie. Disappointing because the material could have been used for either a very funny comedy or a bit darker thriller/survival.… Expand

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mabritec

Mar 28, 2023

No recomiendo esta obra a nadie, tenia años sin ver algo de tan baja calidad, las posibilidades de convertir un hecho real en algo memorablre quedo opacado por la deficiente calidad en au guion y trama, NO PIERDAS TU TIEMPO CON ESTO. Lo vas a odiar, y peor aun, vas a odiar haberNo recomiendo esta obra a nadie, tenia años sin ver algo de tan baja calidad, las posibilidades de convertir un hecho real en algo memorablre quedo opacado por la deficiente calidad en au guion y trama, NO PIERDAS TU TIEMPO CON ESTO. Lo vas a odiar, y peor aun, vas a odiar haber desperdiciado ese valioso tiempo en tu vida.… Expand

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