IMDB Summary:
Friends on a late-night food run become trapped on an infinite highway with otherworldly terrors lurking beyond. Confined in their car, they must decide whether to accept their fate or attempt escape.
FYA Summary:
For reasons unknown, four friends take a the wrong turn into hell when they get stuck in on a highway with no end, no side streets, and no visual stimuli except an endless row of trees. Is something sinister toying with them? Did they crash into a tree and this is purgatory? Is it all just a metaphor for life? Who knows! The sucky part is, if they stop for longer than a minute or two, things come out of the woods and attack them, so there aren’t many options but to just…keep…driving.
It’s a lesson in patience, adaptability, and experiment about how long you can listen to the same songs over and over on one road trip.
Familiar Faces:
None of these actors were familiar to me, which is fun! Let some newer talent shine! Akira Jackson, who plays Day, was a particular delight, but Phinehas Yoon, playing James, also impressed me.
Couch-Sharing Capability: Medium
It would be fun to discuss what you’d both do on a never-ending road trip, but it’s also the kind of quiet horror movie that you watch when you’re feeling a certain way and want to be alone.
Recommended Level of Inebriation: Low
I think the point of the movie is to contemplate life, so if you’re just pounding them back and a bit tipsy, you may not be getting the most out of your watch.
Use of Your Streaming Subscription: Decent
Was I over the moon about this movie? No. But it is thought-provoking and quietly unsettling, and I like that these little indie horror movies that are trying something different are getting a wider audience. The homegrown nature of the filmmaking and the constant close-ups made it feel all the creepier and claustrophobic, which I think only added to the ambiance of the film. This is one of those stories where I think it will really resonate for some and bore others out of their minds. I was kind of in the middle, but I wasn’t upset that I watched it, so to me that makes it worth a viewing.
