CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

artpf A Montreal DJ, following his girlfriend to Los Angeles, falls into a deadly relationship with a couple of female hitchhikers.Sounds like it could be fun, right?Well firstly the title music is horrible. It makes you want to run just to get a way from it. I had to FF thru the titles.Next, the acting is horrendous. And the film making is so shoddy that in one of the initial scenes (in the car) the girl has flies on her and no one re-shot the scene!!!OMG!Of course the car breaks down. Oy Vey. The one positive thing I can say is that the color is really nice. It pops. Other than that, the movie is horrible.It seems that it was marketed as a "film noir" but whoever came up with that bright idea doesn't know the first thing about film noir. DOA is film noir, Detour is film noir. This is garbage. The truth is, the writer stole a scene right out of Detour! Amazing.

Johnny_Hing The first half was pretty decent. Nice mood, setting, great shots along the New Mexico highway. Loved the bombastic, rundown pit-stops. This had real potential for some highly entertaining film noir. But alas, the last 20 or 30 minutes was mostly Edgar screaming and whining at his two female hitchhiker companions. He totally wimped out. He could have used force to extract himself from their company, but instead chose to snivel. He could have given them some cash (from Alan's wallet) and dropped them off almost anywhere. Instead, he allows them to call the shots, even though they have no weapons.I appreciated that it didn't turn into a sex-fest or a horror-fest. Unfortunately, an ear-grating shout-fest with uninteresting dialog is not much of an improvement. This could have been so much better. Lose the screaming and unbecoming wimpiness on Edgar's part, and I would have easily upgraded this to a 7 or higher. Also, stomping on some bags of heroin when there's an unstable, drugged-out girl pointing a gun at you doesn't quite seem like the smart thing to do. Good grief.

hpmc6 I normally don't round up with my ratings (I would put this at a 7.5 if IMDb had decimal ratings), but I'm giving this an 8 because I think it's gotten a tough break from existing ratings, which I hadn't reviewed before I rented it.I was attracted to the film because I am familiar with and enjoy the region it is set in.All of the characters and acting are good. I didn't like the sacrilege of the Jesus burger, but it was creative. The FX section of the DVD really showed interesting use of special effects to create interesting locations out of run down places. The choice of the 1963 (or 1964) Lincoln gave the film a cool look that fit the setting. The film has an enjoyable somewhat psychedelic visual style. The plot unfolded in a way that was plausible, but not predictable, but was not over complicated to the point of being tiring. The scene with the cop was suspenseful and surprising. Veronica was very seductive and entertaining, a well chosen foil for the laid back Edgar (the nice guy who just stumbles deeper and deeper into trouble). Edgar was hilarious when Veronica told him the gum was laced with LSD. Gloria also fit the chemistry well. Chloe played the straight role of the mostly normal girlfriend convincingly. Allen was well played and the film threw an interesting fake at the audience by suggesting that he might be a serial killer with the blue garment that Gloria uses as a pillow in the back seat of the car. It all tied up well at the end.All in all, the director really did a great job considering the low budget, sometimes a lower budget can make for a superior film, as many of today's film clichés (long boring chases/action sequences etc) are expensive to produce. A smaller budget can force more creativity with what they have. This was a better than average film, produced with a fraction of the average budget, and a refreshing break from the same old Hollywood stuff.

whirling-darkness This movie is horrible. Let's examine why... Is it the cinematography? Nope. It's fine and has some good moments. Is it the sound? Nah, it's forgettable but must have done its job. Is it the acting? Well. No. It's actually pretty good. Then what is it? It's the story! The plot line for the movie reads well and you get the feeling this is a great gem of a movie. So there is clearly potential there. What is unfortunate is what happens once the movie starts unfolding. The main character turns out to be a gutless, ball-less and altogether sorry excuse for a man with a spine, not to mention he is stupid to the point where you feel like slapping some sense into him.I don't know about you, but if my driving partner turned up dead at a gas station, the first thing I would do is scream HELP! The next thing is call the police myself. What does the protagonist do here? He stashes the body in the desert. Gah. Even after the movie ends on a supposedly good note, he can still get busted for this. Stupid stupid stupid.Second, letting two, highly unattractive, girls push him around again and again is just inexcusable. It isn't because of sexual tension, so why is it? Sure, you can build a movie around it, but you'd need some kind of proper motivation. At first there IS no motivation. He should have kicked them out of the car from the start. Then once they start acting up, he should have kicked them out again. The occasions where he can kick them out are numerous, but instead he acts like a complete retard and just lets them walk all over him. Argh!This movie sucks for this reason. Stupid, gutless main character.It could have been great, if they had prepared a stronger motivation for the guy to let the girls walk all over him. Unfortunately, it was just a teeth grinding experience watching the guy getting walked all over and lapping it up like a good little dog.I don't usually condone violence towards women, but if this guy had had any spine at all, he would have indulged in a bit of "see my fist? Taste my fist!" OR, he could have used several opportunities to run some psychological warfare of his own. But, alas, stupidity and an empty ball-sack is all that predominates here.Please, stay far away from this movie, unless you like to have your intelligence insulted, and enjoy the feeling of wanting to beat some sense into the main character.