Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Tetrady not as good as all the hype

SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Maz Murdoch (asda-man) "Highwaymen" is certainly no "The Hitcher" who subsequently directed both films. The director's obsession with cars could almost mean that he's a long lost relative of Jeremy Clarkson or someone off the "Top Gear" team, however in this film the director could've been Jeremy himself. "Highwaymen" has a really interesting premise, a mad man mowing women down the road, like "I Saw The Devil" I heard someone say! (Please do not get excited)."Highwaymen" really deserves a 2/10, but for pure enjoyment value I've decided to give an extra point. It's so bad it's entertaining. The reveal of the killer is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in a film that's meant to be taken seriously. Is this bionic man supposed to look chilling? Because he looks ridiculous! How is a man who bowls about in a little electric wheelchair that goes about 2mph, and who's car has its own mechanical ramp meant to be scary or believable? I mean, if this vengeful man has meant to be chasing this bionic man for 5 years or whatever, why has it been so hard to destroy an blind old man who can't even walk? The acting is also really bad!Jim Caviezel gives an extremely hollow performance and expresses literally zero emotion in what he's saying. He just gives a blank look, speaks a few vengeful lines and walks on. He's about as charismatic as a carrot! His glamorous assistant isn't that much better either, and even after several car crashes she's still manages to look just as ravishing as before. There is also no sexual chemistry between them and you don't really care about what's going to happen to them. The cop isn't much cop either as he annoyingly springs up from scene to scene just to make the already short running time a little bit longer.The final confrontation is quite funny though. Why has this woman just sat their with the worlds weakest villain and not hit him over the head or something, or tore up one of his metal braces? And then the bionic man shows some unreasonable strength and manages to hang out for dear life from one car to another! It's really entertaining in completely the wrong way. It also doesn't make sense to not give the bionic man any motive! He wants this woman and we never know why. The director just thinks it sufficient enough to give the reason "he just does"."Highwaymen" is also quite well edited and would certainly be a car lovers dream. However, the screenplay department especially needs some work! So if you're looking for a light-hearted laugh then give this one a go. But it is very, very forgettable.

Scarecrow-88 Homicidal motorist(Colm Feore), whose 1972 pepper green El Dorado(with a bum headlight)is his tool of execution, is being pursued across America by the film's protagonist(James Caviezel), the husband of a victim he run through in cold blood. Next on this madman's list is a haunted woman by the name of Molly(Rhona Mitra; DOOMSDAY), a motorphobic since being orphaned when her parents were killed in a hit-and-run crash. Cray(Caviezel)will have to protect Molly while engaged in a cat and mouse road game with 'Fargo'(Feore), aligning himself with a state traffic investigator, Mackin(Frankie Faison), when she is kidnapped by the psychopath. Fargo, whose mangled, mechanized body was caused by Cray on purpose when he drove his car into the killer out of revenge for his wife's sadistic murder, will wish to stage a similar crash for Molly..confined to a wheel chair, Fargo has a mechanical brace for his right arm, a prosthetic left arm, and mechanized legs/feet thanks to Cray's handiwork. While following after Fargo, Cray is often left prosthetic arms as bread crumbs..Fargo also enjoys teasing Cray over the CB. Mackin is the investigator when Fargo causes a massive pile-up in a tunnel(and another crash which kills Molly's friend, Boone, portrayed by Gordon Currie)which involves Molly..Molly herself has a reason to get even with Fargo, he hit her pal, Alexandra(Andrea Roth)with his El Dorado as well. Cray has done his homework and gives a psyche evaluation of Fargo to Macklin, how he's always been obsessed with a fascination for "vehicular carnage" since his own father was an automobile insurance agent(pictures of damaged cars and humans were often shown to Fargo as a boy, and this warped him to the degree that he himself had a desire to inflict such harm). Pretty straight-forward, well-acted action thriller, fast-paced with a rather basic, non-complex plot. It all goes as you'd expect and is over before you know it. Feore(Stephen King's STORM OF THE CENTURY)is in the movie for maybe ten minutes, but leaves an impression because he is always good at playing characters that are pure evil. Caviezel remains distant and cold, but I think that's appropriate for his character who is tormented by this man who took his beloved away. Mitra is mostly quietly anguished and aloof, her tragic past having shaped who she is at present. As you might expect in a movie such as this, good use of rural locations and desolate highways, not to mention some well-staged auto crashes and vehicle stunts.

Michael_Elliott Highwaymen (2003) *** (out of 4) Director Robert Harmon made a name for himself with his 1986 cult classic The Hitcher and followed that up seven years later with the highly underrated Jean-Claude Van Damme film Nowhere to Run. In 2002 he made a return to horror with Wes Craven Presents: They but when Freddy vs Jason hit theaters horror fans got a big surprise. Before the film started New Line showed the trailer for a film that looked incredible and before the title popped up there was already a bit of buzz going on. That film was Highwaymen but it eventually kept getting pushed back to the point where it only opened limited theaters to cash in on star Jim Caviezel's role in The Passion of the Christ.Did the studio mess up a golden opportunity for another cult classic or was the film simply bad and that's why it kept getting pushed back? Well, on August 24th, New Line delivers this much talked about but rarely seen film on DVD with the low retail price of $19.95.The story is kept simple and violent throughout. Rennie Cray (Jim Caviezel) is out searching for a hit and run driver who no one knows about but himself. Five years earlier a man driving a '72 El Dorado ran over Cray's wife and got off without spending a day in jail. Cray on the other hand served three years in prison for aggravated assault after he crashed his car into this secret man who didn't die however. After being released from prison Cray goes out looking for the guy who is now deformed and has transformed his car into an extension of his own body. A cat and mouse game takes place over two years as the El Dorado keeps stalking and killing innocent women. The newest target (Rhonda Mitra) survives the first attack so Cray decides to use her in order to get the El Dorado who keeps coming back for more.Highwaymen is in no way a great movie and while there are many problems here the bottom line is that we've got a tense and well directed thriller that is destined to get a cult following just like The Hitcher did so many years ago. Like that film, the director goes over the top in some of the graphic violence but he also makes the wise decision to cut out all the Hollywood stuff and go straight for the jugular. I'm sure many other directors would have tried to turn this into some soap opera but thankfully Harmon knew exactly what to do with the film. The film runs 74-minutes not including the end credits and some said this is why New Line didn't give this a large theatrical run but it's this reason the film works so well.One thing missing from films today is the short running time. Films of the past were always good at keeping the running time low especially if they didn't have much of a story to work with. Various Monogram horror films and several exploitation films from the 1970's came in to show one thing and they delivered that without trying to butter up the viewer with silly side plots and stupid romance scenes between the two leads. Highwaymen is a very good example of this because it's 74-minute runtime is nothing more or less than a straight revenge story. The two leads don't fall in love and we don't have any stupid scenes dealing with the villain trying to come across as something he isn't.I'm sure some will criticize the film because we really don't get to know the good guy or the bad guy but once again I think this is a major plus. Do we really need an extra twenty minutes to know the good guy is a good guy and the bad guy is a bad guy? Of course not.This message is set up within the opening sequence and if the viewer has half a brain then he knows what's going on, who we're suppose to root for and we should be smart enough to know the bad guy is an evil SOB who is going to get what's coming. Director Harmon has a very simple setup and a very simple delivery. There isn't a scene in the movie that doesn't belong or doesn't add anything to the film. We go from the first act to the last one and the director delivers the goods without trying to do anything extra.Jim Caviezel moves slowly and speaks softly but the performance is right on the mark because we know exactly what he's thinking just by the way his walks and various body jesters that are given throughout the film. The supporting actors do a nice job in their roles but the film certainly belongs to Caviezel and the two cars. There are a few bad scenes, namely a rescue that's a bit far fetched towards the start of the film but other than that we've got a wonderful little B-film that manages to be tense without the added crap we'd see in a Hollywood film. The director has a fancy for showing some graphic crash violence but this here just adds to the discomfort of the film.

Lucien Lessard James (Jim Caviezel) is haunted by the memories of his late wife (The late Guylaine St-Onge), who died by a hit and run. When James purses the man, who murdered his wife (Colm Feore). Which this man is been killing people with his automobile as a murder weapon and he's been selecting young woman at random. When this murderer lets a woman (Rhona Mitra) go, after this man causing an huge accident. This woman is stalked by this strange merciless wheel-bound psychopath by his automobile. The only person, who can help her is James. Since James is obsessive of catching the man, who killed his wife. James is willing to use this woman as bait to catch him.Directed by Robert Harmon (Nowhere to Run, They) made an interesting suspense-thriller that was briefly released into theaters in the winter of 2004. This movie is well made, it has good performance by Caviezel, some genuine scenes of terror, fast-paced but the only thing is missing, which is a more fleshed-out character by the killer played by the superb actor:Feore.DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an strong:DTS 5.1 Surround Sound (Also in Dolby Digital 5.1). DVD only extras is trailers. This DVD really could have used Deleted Scenes and Commentary by the director. Which the director must have interesting stories to tell, while making this film. Director:Harmon, who's really best known for directing the Mysterious/Horror/Thriller:"The Hitcher". It has some similarities from his 1986 masterful film. Super 35. (****/*****).