A travelling salesman finds himself stranded in a rest stop with a group of people and two armed robbers who wouldn’t hesitate to shoot everyone.
Well-made and suspenseful! Writer/director Francis Galluppi does an excellent job in all three production stages. The script is solid, the shots are long, well-lit, and framed, and the pace and rhythm are precisely what the narrative demands. All the characters are introduced properly and have their distinctive personalities, and their utterances, actions, and reactions offer cinematic realism without going over the top.
Until all hell breaks loose, the whole film feels like a constant build-up. It is intense, making you wonder what you would do in such a dire hostage situation. I couldn’t help but notice certain Tarantino-esque influences that only add, though, to the film’s quality. Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Faizon Love, Richard Brake, Nicholas Logan, and Michael Abbott Jr. do an excellent job in front of the camera. Special mention and credits go to the one and only Barbara Crampton, who lights up every shot she is in.
You might make it to the end and think to yourselves that nothing that knocked your socks off happened, and that might be true. Regardless, it is an enjoyable and thrilling journey about greed, despair, bad luck, love and the dream of a better life… however, that plays in everyone’s head.
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