The directorial debut of the movie's star, Thomas Jane, tells the story of two lovers who were quick to fall in love. After a swift marriage in Vegas, this sexy couple sets forth on a cross-country trek. On their way, they see a car crash and a bleeding, dying man in the street. In a desperate attempt to get him to a hospital, he ends up turning on his would be saviors sending the newlyweds down a twisted path.
The atmosphere is easily the greatest part of this movie. The jazz theme in the beginning sets the tone for a dark film-noir, but the film quickly changes gears to a '70s era grindhouse picture eventually merging the two in a very engaging combination. The 2 leads, Tom Jane and Lauren German, perform very well. Their fast-talking conversational tone in the beginning enhances the noir aspect, but their true natures emerge during the desperation leading both of them to question their relationship and the matter at hand. The story is very simple, a one thing leads to another crime caper, but it proves to be more engaging than the premise promises. Ron Perlman also makes a very small appearance, and he always makes movies better.
The special effects could be better. The movie is certainly not winning any effects awards, but the low-budget visuals adds character and a "do-it-yourself" sensibility that so many noir and grindhouse flicks had back in the day. Jane is obviously a lover of the genre picture, and he succeeds at making a very decent freshman film.
Ther is a point as the ending is about to happen where I saw that the movie could go in one of two directions. Unfortuantely, it took the one I hoped it wouldn't be, but it doesn't take much away from the viewing experience.
6/10
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