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List Price: $7.98 | | Label: Allumination
Salesrank: 73543
Released: March 14, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Dean Cain stars in this pulse-pounding suspense thriller about a man who is stuck at a crossroads, caught in the crosshairs and way beyond the point of no return. Cain "carries the film with ease" (Los Angeles Times) as Jeremy Stanton, a stereotypical yuppie whose situation turns out to be anything but typical when a seemingly routine road trip develops into an increasingly desperate game of cat and mouse. Trapped in a maze of endless desert highways, bound by a vital deadline and pursued by an unseen menace (Danny Trejo), Stanton is about to take the longest - and perhaps last - ride of his life!
Lost Reviews:
Tedious 
2009-03-24 - Some bad acting here. It's very hard to give a great performance when most of your screen time is spent talking into a cell phone, which is how most of this ill-begotten suspense thriller plays out. You'll get very tired of that gimmick very quickly. There's a lack of credibility, too, as the main character spends all day and half the night aimlessly driving around the California desert in search of a place in Nevada so he can escape after a bank robbery. Minimal onscreen violence, at least. But this one is just too one-dimensional.
Little wonder Dean Cain doesn't star in a lot of MOVIES! 
2008-09-25 - It was just like watching a one-man improve on stage, at your local community theater. The constant inquiries with his auto club, regarding directions got really old (with Judy, the CSA). The conversation with the "no habla ingles" was really dumb. The highway patrol "trash enforcer" was sooooo stupid (gee, I would've never thought he was dead"). One of the dumbest plots I've seen on the DVD screen.
I'm glad this movie went unnoticed by most of the world. Why is Danny Trejo always cast as a heavy bad guy? (Except for "Spy Kids") Luckily, he only shows up the last few minutes. The only good thing about this movie was the ending. Only because you're going to be glad it ended so soon. Only 80 minutes [LONG]. THANK GOODNESS!
not what i expected 
2008-08-11 - the movie was a little bit aggravating, it wasnt what i expected at all. its hard to watch a movie thats just pretty much one scene, one plot etc etc... i thought there would be more to it than that! but i have to say the ending did surprise me!!!
gripping viewing 
2008-02-20 - I thought this was a very gripping and exciting movie. It was full of twists and turns that keeps you on the edge of your seat right til the end. I think Dean Cain did a fantastic job with his performance and carried the film well by himself. As a DC fan I'm perhaps a little biased but in my own humble opinion it was one of his best performances (but be warned, not his sexiest. I mean the poor fella is out in a hot dessert for most of the film so its a little hard to look like GQ model)
should have won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar 
2007-08-31 - This film has a superb script, written and directed by Derren Lemke, and a largely solo acting from Dean Cain; maybe the best thus far in his career.
The story is about an ambitious vice president of a bank who did not get a promotion he thought he had deserved. He thus conjures up a devious plan with some low class crooks to rob his own bank. During the heist he hands over a large bag he had filled in with cash to the robbers--so they think. Apparently Cain's character, Jeremy Stanton, who plays the vice president, had switched bags and given them another bag filled with the bank's worthless brochures.
All of the above had already happened by the time we start the story. The real story is about when Stanton gets lost on the roads of the Mohave Desert when he had already been cleared of any wrongdoing and driving away. While the story makes parallelism between being lost on the roads and a shattered moral compass, its snippets of wisdom are not lifted from a religious book, but from a road map with useful advice to heed when driving, or perhaps living.
First advice is "Proper planning is the key to a successful road trip." Second advice is "An alert driver is a safe driver. Avoid distractions." Stay focused; reminds me of the "Very Busy Spider" story. One's focus maybe distracted due to stressful situations. Don't let them. Check to make sure you can trust your resources (like water for your engine), or you won't get far. "Steer clear of `road rage.' Stay calm." Don't do anything impulsive and stupid. "A change in weather requires a change in driving." It's important to be flexible. "Vision is impaired at night. Stay alert." Don't lose sight of what you're trying to do when life looks gloomy. "If you become stranded, stay inside. Most deaths occur when drivers get out of their vehicles." "If you are confronted by an aggressive driver, avoid eye contact and do not allow the situation to escalate." "To help ensure that you reach your destination safely, study road maps and directions before beginning your journey." "If your vehicle becomes stuck in snow or sand: Try to free your vehicle by `rocking' it back and forth." In other words, if your life is in a rut, rock it back and forth to free it; setbacks do not mean the end. And finally, "Remember, driving is a privilege, not a right!" Life is a privilege, not a right!
Needless to say, Stanton does not heed any of the advice.
