Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Shuttle Review



Never ride with a stranger.

Director: Edward Anderson
Release Date: 8 March 2008, 7 April 2009 (DVD premiere) USA
Runtime: 107 min

This movie falls under the Thriller category of which i really do enjoy watching, The movie didn't let me down with hoping it would keep me in the whole time.

The plot of the film is about two young ladies who are coming back from a fun trip, while in the airport they meet up with two young guys that happen to find our girls cute, So what happens? The guys are dumb enough to get on the same Shuttle as our lovely ladies have chosen.

The shuttle has The two girls as well as the two younger males we meet at the start of the movie, as well as the Driver and another man, All looking to get to their destinations. Which of course is put on the side as the Driver decides to go on a Detour.

The movie does a decent amount of build to whats going on, We dont just jump straight into the bad guy is going to kill us deal, instead we slowly walk into it. Which some folks may not enjoy but it built plenty of tension for me.

The cast starts off doing a seemingly decent job but as the movie goes on people start to shine, without a doubt Tony Curran does an amazing job in his role as the driver. We also get a good showing from Cullen Douglas, which both roles alone make the movie a worthwhile viewing. But the rest of the cast even makes a sold movie for people who enjoy thrillers.

I have to say some of the scenes we are given make you wonder why they didnt just go for it, or pull the trigger, cut the cord...Do something, But at the same time they give you a reason to think to yourself "Would I really do it?"

From other reviews i had read i could tell people really enjoyed some of the twists and turns that the movie put in front of us, Something I saw very early on while others happen to unfold as the movie goes, You just cant figure out if its this or that until right near the end. I like that about the movie alot. Guessing. Tension. Thrilling.

Overall the movie has a nice dark and gloomy feel to it, very fitting for a thriller. The Blood and gore, or what we do see is pretty decent, one scene looked to have used CGI, which happens pretty fast but either CGI or not i wasn't a fan of it, but the scene its self was still done fairly well.

A solid movie for anyone who likes to travel or loves thrillers, or maybe just a friend type movie.
The movie may speak louder to some people more than others too of course. I found myself to enjoy almost every bit of it.

2 comments:

  1. Seems like a movie to watch with friends when nothing much else is going on.

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  2. This movie was decent. I went into it not expecting much and came out surprised at not only how good it was, but also at the ending... You will have to watch it for yourself to find out.

    I am pretty sure that put in the same situation that I would pull the trigger, but unless I was placed in the situation for real I will never know.

    Good stuff overall.

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