Road House is a loose, but lively remake of the 1989 sleazy action flick starring a tough, but kind Patrick Swayze and his gruffly handsome mentor portrayed by a wholly badass Sam Elliott. Produced by Amazon and streaming exclusively on their Prime Video platform, this updated version sees Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Nightcrawler) taking the lead role of Elwood Dalton, a former mixed martial arts who’s carrying around a few demons masked by his quick wit and charming-yet-mysterious demeanor.
The overall plot is essentially the same — Dalton accepts a job as a bouncer at a roadhouse that has begun to attract an unsavory clientele.