Wednesday, 13 June 2018

#156 - The Wheelman (2017)

"A taut thriller that never quite reaches top gear. We follow the eponymous Wheelman, driving for a bank heist to pay off his debt to the mob. Of course it all goes wrong as he receives a phone call telling him he's going to be double crossed, thus beginning a game of who can say 'fuck' the most in a conversation as gratuitous threats reign supreme over phone calls. 

The plot eventually quickens, however many scenes could have been trimmed of this already short feature, a strong third act doesn't quite make up for a plodding middle. The constraint of almost all scenes happening from within or on the car is a lovely way of creating different and unusual shots as well as a symbolic of the character being enslaved to his job as the driver.

 With a bit more focus this could have been special, instead it's a scattershot assault with only some bullets hitting"  


- 6/10

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