Is it just me, or is it wrong when a film makes you feel like you've just done a 8 hour shift. Well its not the first and it won't be the last, but Rest Stop achieves this and doesn't even give you a lunch break! The amazing thing is, this is one of my favourite genres, but maybe after being let down by its conveyor belt over the last decade or so,i've finally snapped. It seems since the jeepers creepers and wrong turn era they're not even bothering anymore.
So whats wrong with this film..? It sets up to be quite good for what it is,girl, isolated, acquiring the attention of some random nutter.. but thats it!! Aside from a conversion with someone who doesn't exist,the film doesn't go anywhere,slowly. Trying to fill it, they introduce the most sinfully stupid policeman you could hope not to meet.Under what circumstances do you find a girl in the middle of nowhere saying shes being terrorised, and the guy is outside in his car and then the officer just has a casual 5 second chat with him and send him on his way!! You know what to expect with films of this genre,but this just took the absolute chocolate digestive.
Lowering myself to the level of the film, i must say, the lead girls not even cute either,you need ether to watch this film, lots of it
In summary bad bad bad. I only give it such a high 4 mark because of my love of this type of film. But would recommend Kurt Russels Breakdown, Eden Lake, Long Weekend, Aussie flick Dying Breed, Obviously Wolfs creek too..
Just please, do not watch this
So whats wrong with this film..? It sets up to be quite good for what it is,girl, isolated, acquiring the attention of some random nutter.. but thats it!! Aside from a conversion with someone who doesn't exist,the film doesn't go anywhere,slowly. Trying to fill it, they introduce the most sinfully stupid policeman you could hope not to meet.Under what circumstances do you find a girl in the middle of nowhere saying shes being terrorised, and the guy is outside in his car and then the officer just has a casual 5 second chat with him and send him on his way!! You know what to expect with films of this genre,but this just took the absolute chocolate digestive.
Lowering myself to the level of the film, i must say, the lead girls not even cute either,you need ether to watch this film, lots of it
In summary bad bad bad. I only give it such a high 4 mark because of my love of this type of film. But would recommend Kurt Russels Breakdown, Eden Lake, Long Weekend, Aussie flick Dying Breed, Obviously Wolfs creek too..
Just please, do not watch this