Simply A Masterpiece

People are voting emotionally.

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.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Michael Woods (Paul Walker) is an America on parole in South Africa wanting to visit his wife or ex-wife at the embassy. He picks up vehicle 19 at the rental place and it is clearly not for him. This leads him into a battle with crooked police as the vehicle contains things to implicate them in illegal activity.This film takes place in the car, and not just just bits and pieces of it, I mean all of it. Paul Walker in the car talking on the cell phone. Paul Walker in the car driving on the wrong side of the street. Paul Walker in the car talking to people outside. Paul Walker in the car being chased by the police. Paul Walker being pulled over. Paul Walker in the car being shot at. Paul Walker in the car going through a car wash. Paul Walker in the car while it is getting painted...seriously. Paul Walker is on the screen so much George Clooney wants to change agents. The plot grew boring with no twists.Parental Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

1. A low budget on-the-run-from-the-law movie.2. An improvement on the tedious and immature Fast And Furious movie franchise. 3. Not the only movie that has been filmed in it's entirety inside a car but it pulls it off better. 4. Solid acting performances from Paul Walker and Naima McLean. 5. Several questionable scenes in the plot that are ignored for the sake of continuing the story.6. Colourful footage for a low budget movie.7. Highlights the continuing concerns about government corruption in South Africa.8. Stereotypes the traditional view of a white apartheid police officer.9. Could have made more use of characters in the townships in the plot.10. The car re-spray scene tried to mimic an American movie too much.11. More Naima McLean please.12. RIP Paul Walker. He was becoming a better actor.

The story is just another one of those common action movie plot; the main character being trapped thus have to clear his name through the perilous path. The mentionable thing is that the movie, staying true to the title, tried to make all the shots angled from inside the car. Seeing Locke (2013) before this movie, I understand that it would be very hard to grasp all the scope that an action movie offers while trying to compensate the car interior camera angle. There's the big trade off between the action outside the car and the interior feel this movie's trying to get. The story also miss out much on developing other characters besides Michael Woods. At least Paul Walker can keep his kind of usual role of a hard raised man being the unintentional hero.

Plot was refreshing. Paul's acting specially toward the later half was good. The camera usage laced inside the car was very unique. Not seen many movies with this kind of attempt. What screwed up the movie for me was the numerous logical errors right from start. Car company gives a rental without checking and cleaning out the vehicle? Why would a person in a new country rent a car...instead of using a taxi or Super Shuttle or whatever? In 2011 who does not have a smartphone which has GPS capability? Who does not come prepared to a new country without specific instructions to reach the US Embassy? Paul takes so much time to decide to spray his car. If you are a criminal on the run the first thing you would do is to ditch your vehicle and try using another. Or just hire a cab to get to US embassy.A different Director would have made this a great movie. Sorry I cannot go beyond 5 in rating this movie