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Vehicle 19
A parolee becomes the target of a massive police manhunt after inadvertently picking up a rental car with a female whistleblower tied up in the trunk. Now, as the police attempt to silence the woman before she can testify about the city's rampant corruption, the ex-con who just regained his freedom must defend her life, and clear his own name.
Release : | 2013 |
Rating : | 4.9 |
Studio : | K5 International, The Safran Company, Forefront Media Group, |
Crew : | Art Department Coordinator, Art Direction, |
Cast : | Paul Walker Gys de Villiers Andrian Mazive |
Genre : | Action Thriller |
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I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
When this movie started, I went 'oh no, not another "Fast and Furious" car movie'. And I believe that thought was spurred on by Paul Walker starring in it and from the DVD movie's cover.But luckily "Vehicle 19" turned out to be so much more better in terms of storyline and having a solid script, which definitely put most of the "Fast and Furious" movies to shame.Sure, it may not have the big fancy cars and the special effects that "Fast and Furious" has, but it is still managing to stand very well on its own.There definitely is a good amount of action and car chases in the movie. When you combine that with a properly thought through storyline, then you get a movie that actually is worth watching."Vehicle 19" has some good acting performances, although the cast was a relatively small ensemble of actors and actresses.If you enjoy car movies and enjoyed Paul Walker in movies, then "Vehicle 19" is definitely well worth checking out.
Vehicle 19 is another of these bottle films which tends to be stripped down movies firmly fixed usually on one setting. A boot of car, a car, a phone booth etc. It usually has one well known star, sometimes there is also a star cameo and mainly headed for straight to pay TV channels or DVD.Paul Walker stars and is an Executive Producer for this film where he plays a fugitive from the United States who has broken his parole conditions gone to South Africa, where he picks up a rental car and is meeting up with his girlfriend who works for the American Embassy.However he has picked up the wrong rental car and worse he is impatient to wait for the mix up to be corrected. Bad mistake, as he discovers a gun, a mobile phone and a bound & gagged woman in the back seat of his car. An incoming phone call makes it clear that this car was intended for someone else and he enters a world of police corruption as he is hunted down.Bravo to Walker for making a film in Johannesburg which gives the film an unusual setting. Its of course sad that its another car chase film especially given the circumstances of his death.The film is enjoyable at the beginning but lapses into clichés and implausibilities as the weak script brings it to a halt. The showdown at the end in front of the courthouse looks ludicrous but the car chase scenes makes the film look better than it actually is.
Here's Another One of those Contained by its Own Conceit. A Point of View that Never Waivers, a One-Set Situation, a Gimmick and Not a Very Recommendable Gimmick Considering what has Come Before in Similar Movies. Paul Walker Drives Around South Africa and the Camera is Locked in the Car for the Duration. The Story and Walker's Behavior are Also Confined to Accepting Some Unbelievable and Dumb Behavior. Your Suspension of Disbelief will have You Screaming at the Screen.But the Scenery, Outside the Car, is a Bit Different as are the Natives. Colorful Graffiti is Everywhere, and How About that Nifty Drive Through so the Homies or are They Homeless can Make a Few Bucks on the Side. It is a Colorful if At Times Lifeless Affair. The Best Part is when Walker Makes One of the Many Discoveries in the Rental Car From Hell and He has Somebody to Talk to that is Not on a Cell Phone.Overall, Average Independent Movie that is Watchable but don't Expect Anything Much. For Paul Walker Fans and Those Wishing to Glimpse a Stranger in a Strange Land. Maybe if the Movie would have been a Bit Stranger it would have been a Bit Better.
One of the worst things about watching foreign cinema is that many people domestically do so through a Hollywood lens. Hollywood has had well over 70 years to polish and refine its act so when we see an emergent market producing movies we do not embrace it from their standpoint. Give this movie a chance and you will see that before a diamond is made a jewel... it was once a carbon stone that required cutting and chiseling and polishing. Think Phone Booth with Collin Farrel only done by someone less popular, less time was spent thinking about it but you know what... it is a start. Maybe in the next 20 or so years we will see emergence of really good movies from the African continent and for that to happen local to there cinema must go through its paces. This movie has an OK plot... nothing to boast about but in a matter of speaking it was not a let down because plot was wonky or because camera work was deplorable... no... the movie parked itself a solid 5/10 and only because it was not polished. I want you to imagine watching this movie again, only this time Paul "Car Guy" Walker is driving that van like he stole it. Only this time director of photography and screen writers make it into something beautiful and boom you have a Hollywood blockbuster. If you can generally overlook all the flaws in this movie, this is actually a pleasure to watch, certainly more so if you are not hung up on movies only made domestically. South African cinema is trucking along.