ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

lost-in-limbo Around this period there were a slew of serial killer pictures about ('The Bone Collector', 'The Watcher'), however this little independent production added it's own distinctive spin to the conventions and situation involving a separate group of strangers travelling the lonely back-roads one night listening to the same radio station as a serial killer is on the loose and the FBI are on the killer's bloody trail. Where this one really works is that in the interactions and social insight between the characters of the piece. It's almost a spiritual journey involving life, death and fate on the open desert road and J.S. Cardone's intelligently complete screenplay complements it. Cardone who's also behind the director's chair makes the film look sleek with it low-scale origins and intertwines tautly layered tension from its slow-going progression. The laid-back style works, and this lets the verbose script open up with offbeat humour and vivid realisations as everything seems to fall by chance and link up by the end with essentially the music station being the wider voice. The performances create a genuine quality of people trying to find their feet and serial killer aspect seems like a background tool. As he is hard-done by in the character study, because there was a lot more to milk out of it than what we actually received. The premise's concept reminded me of another feature starring Danny Glover, Pam Grier and Michelle Rodriguez; '3 A.M. (2001)'. Making it very watchable is an experienced and quite likable cast featuring Robert Forster (in a heartfelt turn), Kevin Pollack, Penelope Ann Miller (both were terrific and the chemistry rolled off very well), Sherilyn Fenn, Taj Mahal (is memorable as the ragged DJ), Meat Loaf, Kateri Walker and David Paymer (is suitably placid and unnerving in a bloodstained killer role). The violence of certain scenes has a nasty edge and killer from the get-go is obviously suggested. The arousing soundtrack is mainly made up of rollicking country tunes and folksy blues that are being beamed from the radio speakers. The film's conclusion with the disc jockey's final words could have been easily discarded and better off.

Robert J. Maxwell Kind of unpromising material, if you think about it. A dozen people in different vehicles thrumming through the Oklahoma night while a mad killer is offing women and leaving their corpses holding their own hearts. (Wow.) What an opportunity to slather Technicolor Red Number Nine all over the screen.Instead the writer and director have given us a series of character studies that, if schematic, are at least not in-your-face revolting. The violence is no more than is required and the acting is pretty good. Especially good are Robert Forster as a good-natured truck driver, Lois Red Elk as a Navaho mother who wants to see the Gulf of Mexico before she dies, and Penelope Anne Miller as a sleazy but compliant lap dancer. Complaints from others that the script is overwritten, so that the dialog sounds speechy, while understandable, should compare this attempt at naturalism with the arty "Night on Earth." I have a complaint too, though. That damned dog! The doomed mutt that Forster picks up at a truck stop. We already KNOW that Forster's Odell is a nice guy. We don't need his saving the dog. Makes you feel as if it weren't enough that Cardone, the writer and director, had touched our hearts -- he had to cut them out and hand them to us.

carlacryptic This is one of the best films I've seen which I've never been able to turn other people on to. It doesn't seem to exist as a video or DVD rental. I think that's a travesty. It is definitely a sleeper but, unlike the other commenter, I don't see it as being anything like Pulp Fiction.. In fact, one of the reasons I like this film so much is that it deals with extraordinary things which happen to, and because of, ordinary people bumping up against circumstance and a serial killer. Somehow serendipity threads through everything in a way which I really liked. I'm a big Robert Forester fan and especially love the films he has made in the past 15 years or so. He plays the kind of person I like to meet in real life and that's pretty rare. One other thing I love about this film is the cinematography, especially fun being the first 15 or twenty minutes of the film. No spoilers! Just watch it if you get a chance. I keep hoping it'll come back on cable so I can see it another time.

miksedene This film is far from the best I've ever seen but its definitely the best B-movie I've ever seen. The structure is Tarantino like with some of the familiar gore. However, this film does not attempt to be funny. This is a gritty, down to earth film following the stories of several likable characters through conversations eventually leading to a huge climax bringing them all together. This is the type of film you should watch late at night on the couch for the simple reason that you don't expect too much so you get a lot more than you hoped for in a B movie. And now for some very weird reason i have to make up ten lines of text. That should do it.