Saturday 23 February 2019

Vehicle 19 - Nice try, but not A-list enough

Paul Walker, unfortunately for him, is, at best, a `B-movie' actor. Being cast as the leading man seems to be quite a stretch for him, however, as we can see here, he does try his best.

In Vehicle 19, he plays a man, freshly released from jail, who picks up the `wrong' car in a foreign country. Unfortunately for him, a corrupt force of police want its contents and - guess what - our Paul isn't in the mood to give it to them.

The film's major plus point is that it's short. That may sound harsh, but the story - from what little there is of it - benefits from not being dragged out too much. Plus Mr Walker has less to do.
The film mainly involves Paul Walker driving - very fast - around foreign locations as he tries to evade one detachment of baddies after the next, until he finds himself up against the head honcho.

It's not bad, but then it's nothing special either. You've probably seen a thousand movies like it (and a thousand better ones and a thousand worse ones, too). If you fancy a `no-brainer' car chase-type film then give it a go, just don't expect too much from what Paul Walker does with his time in between Fast and Furious flicks.

6/10 May just keep you awake if Freddy Krueger was haunting your nights

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