Pretty darn shitty movie. Nicolas Cage is being Nicolas Cage on crack - nothing very impressive…

Another of the B-movies starring Nicolas Cage, whose histrionic performance is at least well offset by the stunned face that Joel Kinnaman has all the time. The irregular script doesn't help to establish a clear narrative, despite the basics of his proposal. And as much as most of the time it takes place inside a car, the story in the end doesn't get us anywhere, it hides for the hasty denouement a revelation that is not particularly shocking, and the most surprising thing that happens in the film is that the song by The Rolling Stones is not included in the soundtrack.

In truth, not that good. But some nifty direction and a wack-a-doodle performance from Cage elevates this B-movie thriller.

It was Nic Cage doing his thing again and I was hear for it. It dragged in some spots but it was fun watching Cage go nuts again.

There is nothing new here, it will remind you of several other similar movies. But it works. The first half, while we still don't know what it is about and where it is going, is perfectly handled to let you wonder about any possibility, even crazy ones. Incredibly gripping. Sadly, once the direction is known, it is a pretty common place, not a bad one, but overused; in other stories that handled it better. Nic Cage is great here. Like he hasn't been in a while. Oh sure, it's still more or less of the same thing, but it doesn't go too far in the craziness. Here it feels like acting, it feels like the character, and not like Nic Cage playing crazy Nic Cage like he's been doing for a while. The movie is a bit too much all on him though, the interactions work good, but the driver does not have enough material. Being lost and playing stupid can only bring you so far, useless except for being the opener to Cage's reactions. Even as a viewer, you're convinced quite early that, at least, [spoiler]the driver is not who he says he is[/spoiler], but he still goes on for 20 more minutes denying it. The ending sucks. Too simple, too cliché, and does not even fit the characters. After the story is revealed, the [spoiler]killing everybody around like crazy[/spoiler] doesn't seem to fit the character's motive. He's here for specific [spoiler]revenge, was not a killer but an accountant, he doesn't seem the kind to go on a killing spree. Maybe if he needed to get rid of witnesses, but not even, he knows he's already dead, probably why he started that[/spoiler]. The only real part for the driver was telling that [spoiler]killing the family was a mistake and that he's regretted it ever since[/spoiler], and it feels pretty icky, specially after [spoiler]killing the two cops just so he could finish him[/spoiler]. Also, there's a police car right there, they probably have [spoiler]all of his last actions, including the cop killing part, on camera[/spoiler]. Don't know how it was done, but it certainly feels like the ending has been rushed (time or money issues ?), but the rest is very entertaining.