Drive-Away Dolls, whilst mildly amusing was one of the disappointments of last year, considering it was written and directed by Ethan Coen. He re-teams here with his wife, Tricia Cooke, for their second in a ‘lesbian B-Movie trilogy’. Margaret Qualley also returns, this time as Honey Donahue, a small town private investigator who looks into a series of strange deaths linked to a mysterious church.
This is a big improvement. Qualley is much better playing an old-fashioned tough-talking PI. In fact, the cast is packed with people doing great work. Aubrey Plaza plays a cop who hooks up with Honey and Charlie Day is funny as a detective who keeps asking Honey on a date. Chris Evans is a creepy church leader, Gabby Beans is Honey’s sharp assistant and Talia Ryder her foolish niece.
The couples’ very well written screenplay packs a lot into 89 minutes and my only real criticism – and not one I use often – is that it should have had a longer running time. There is a lot going on, and another half hour would have enabled the story to breathe and all of the plotlines to be properly resolved.
Whilst that was a little frustrating, it did not stop me thoroughly enjoying this fast paced, enjoyable, thriller.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10