A man is kidnapped from his city home in the quiet hours of the night and, the kidnapper, John Kelly, embarks on a journey into the Australian Outback towards the place where his hostage is due for delivery. As time and distance roll by, the strength and endurance of both men will be tested to the very end.
USA
USA
Screen Australia will literally make anything except for something that's good
MARGARET: ★★
DAVID: ★★
Review by David Stratton
After a scuffle in an inner-city back alley, John Kelly, (TRAVIS McMAHON) heads west in his 1972 Ford Fairmont with a prisoner, Eli Jones, (DAVOD LYONS), bound and gagged on the back seat. John has a brief, unsettling, encounter with a local cop, Roscoe, (BRYAN BROWN), whose territory appears to cover half of Australia.
The kidnapper and his victim – who are apparently on their way to a rendezvous in the middle of nowhere – also have an unexpected confrontation with road train driver Thommo, (SHANE JACOBSON).
The printed synopsis of this deeply enigmatic film actually tells you more about the plot than you’re able to glean from the screen.
Questions abound.…
Well acted and shot, but narratively a very stock-standard hostage/road picture. Feels like a 25 minute short, or even 50 minute mini-feature, elongated to 90 minutes.
