I love 80s post apocalyptic fare, from the low budget to the tent pole blockbusters, but this one falls just shy of being reasonably entertaining. It has a lot of pluses with the sets, setting, and overall snapshot of edgier 80s punk, grit, what have you, however the story just muddles. Imagine a Cherry 3000 meets Mad Max less a story with any real conflict or sense of self, then pepper in some nonsensical protagonist actions that goes from one long drawn out scene to another and bam you're there. Look, the 80s had some moments cinematically, but this isn't one of them. Snoozer? Almost definitely.
Review of Dead End Drive-In
Dead End Drive-In
(1986)
As a time capsule this is stellar, as a narrative much less so
2 December 2022