Death Valley

source: Death Valley

The film opens by letting us know that Annie (Katrina Law) is going to be the only survivor, so much for plot spoilers. She just married Billy Rich (Lochlyn Munro) a Hollywood producer. They are traveling on a new back road in Death Valley traveling from LA to Vegas or maybe the other way around. They are in a classic car and are with another couple who we learn about on the fly. In an odd accident, the car gets disabled by a partially dressed woman wielding a gun walking in the middle of the highway. They walk around the desert and of course die one by one until Annie is left alive...something we could have guessed from the first two minutes. The film has a slight twist and at times attempts to look noir, but fails. The dead girl in the beginning wasn't very good at holding her breath and in one scene you can see her breathe. The acting wasn't half bad, it is just that it wasn't that interesting of a story. Nice car. Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

There are better ways to pass 90 minutes,this movie was made on one weeks wages by someone who flips burgers while smiling.Well done for making a movie about 4 strangers spending a day in the desert.Make sure you have plenty of alcohol as watching people drinking champagne in the desert will urge you to have a tipple even if you a reformed alcoholic lol.The ovie bas been made a few times before and maybe it was OK back in the day of Miami Vice which had a budget of 1 million per episode so its difficult in 2015 to have any interest a movie like this due to the fact that it was made really cheap like so cheap if you knew you would not watch it.Ihave to write ten lines so look me up on forsook and add me as a friend so i can recommend some great Irish movies like the field instead of the desert,almost at ten lines which is a fantastic feeling as i can now get another beer from the fridge and enjoy the ending which i did not spoil.

Although there was obviously not much in the way of budget for this film, and the acting isn't exactly the best, it's not a bad thriller. The desert surroundings are stunning and you really feel the isolation and desperation of the characters as the action heats up. If you can look past the predictability of the plot and just take it at face value, it's a surprisingly decent, little movie. Fortunately, the director doesn't try and make it too 'Arty', just sticking to clean, fresh shots which works very well and helps the overall flow of the picture. Once you get into the plot it keeps the viewer constantly entertained and surprised, even though the climatic final scenes are a bit of a let down. I've certainly seen a lot worse.