Review of Rushlights

Rushlights (2013)
8/10
A surprising gem with some nasty criminals
16 January 2014
I had heard nothing about Rushlights before I saw it, and sometimes that's a treat. And so it was, this time! It's an exciting and entertaining flick just for entertainment. It succeeds in entertaining me. A touch of Coen-brothers, a touch of Twin Peaks and a bit of films like "Shallow grave", "head above water", "True romance" or "U Turn".

A young couple meet each other as waitress and customer in a bar. A week later they are a couple, and a tragedy struck. By coincidence they get a following idea, and goes to the small town of Tremo in Texas, which keeps the suspense high for the rest if the movie.

Both main actors, Haley Webb and Josh Henderson are really good in their roles as the cute young couple, and their job are weighed well on great roles by Beau Bridges and Aidan Quinn. The rest of the cast is just as good. It reminds me of the best crime flicks I watched back in the eighties, as it's got some kind of retro feel.

I love the pace, the filming, the twist and turns, the cars, all the bad people and the Texas heat. And when the actors are doing such a fine job as well, there's a lot to enjoy.

This is writer and director Antoni Stutz's second feature film, and obviously a large step up from the first. Everything about the film I would say is well made, maybe except from a sound mixing that could have been better. It's also funny that everybody, even the owner, mistakes the stolen pick up truck for a El Camino, when clearly is a Ford Ranchero.
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