This lean, fast-paced thriller does exactly what it says on the tin: it delivers a breakneck contest between two men, modern day knights of the road, tooling up for a life or death battle. Director Robert Harmon made THE HITCHER back in the day so he's on familiar ground in this movie. Essentially, at 80 minutes in length, it's nothing more than a series of car chases, all of them shot with verve and intensity. Characterisation takes a back seat, the story isn't much to write home about and the script is largely forgettable. But the car chase scenes are good, and that's the important thing.
Jim Caviezel (OUTLANDER) is fine as the hero, and Rhona Mitra (DOOMSDAY) acceptable as the damsel-in-distress. I particularly liked Frankie Faison's world weary cop, even if his character is a bit of a cliché. Colm Feore is perfectly despicable as the villain of the piece. Things build up to a nice set-piece climax that definitely isn't for the politically correct among us. I liked it.
Jim Caviezel (OUTLANDER) is fine as the hero, and Rhona Mitra (DOOMSDAY) acceptable as the damsel-in-distress. I particularly liked Frankie Faison's world weary cop, even if his character is a bit of a cliché. Colm Feore is perfectly despicable as the villain of the piece. Things build up to a nice set-piece climax that definitely isn't for the politically correct among us. I liked it.