Beth (Radha Mitchell) runs a roadside diner next to a desolate highway. Jack Barrett (Barry Watson) shows up out of nowhere in a dirty car with a surf board on top. Peter (Josh Lucas) and two other guys show up looking for the beach. Jack hides from them claiming they're going to kill him and her.
I like the empty roadside diner. I wouldn't mind if the movie stayed there as a minimalist psychological thriller. The movie loses a little something by moving on. It gets muddled and confused by adding too much stuff. I lose some patience by the time of the McGuffin CD. The other thing is that this is noticeably not Oregon. It would even be cooler to set this in New Zealand. The third thing is that this movie needs to take place at night. That would increase the intensity by half. I like the general indie mystery thriller vibe. However it tries to do so many twisty thrills that I don't think they all work.
I like the empty roadside diner. I wouldn't mind if the movie stayed there as a minimalist psychological thriller. The movie loses a little something by moving on. It gets muddled and confused by adding too much stuff. I lose some patience by the time of the McGuffin CD. The other thing is that this is noticeably not Oregon. It would even be cooler to set this in New Zealand. The third thing is that this movie needs to take place at night. That would increase the intensity by half. I like the general indie mystery thriller vibe. However it tries to do so many twisty thrills that I don't think they all work.