The film, which tackles some seriously big films, starts off promising, with Matt being the quinea pig in an experiment that just might kill him, and him trying to survive it at any cost, kicking the plot into gear.
Jackson Gallagher as Mills does a fine job, displaying a lot of on-screen charisma that makes us empathise with him and his plight. The action and fight scenes are nicely done, and show off the skills of the stunt team.
With "The Wheel" being a film with a story set in a really isolated environment, we have only two more characters to focus on - Dr. Emmett Snyder (David Arquette) and Dr. Allison Turner (Kendal Rae), who monitor all of Matt's struggles.
Arquette, being the most famous cast member here deliberately plays a "doctor" character beyond empathy for others. Whilst some of his lines are rather cliche, his character was obviously a throw back to the crazed scientists of B grade 50's Sci-fi fodder.
Kendal Rae has all the right looks to become a star, and I for one liked her almost robot-like performance, finding it a nice counter balance to the crazed Arquette.
As for the film itself, quite a professional aesthetic and execution give it's obvious low budget and highly contained setting. I would have liked less of witnessing Mills struggling to escape and fail every time. and more twists of plot.
The film is watchable, probably once at best.
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