As a big fan of the director’s cyberpunk debut, Hardware, I was disappointed by this movie. The film is like a B movie version of the scene in Natural Born Killers where they kill the Red Indian. However, what starts of in this film as mysticism soon turns into a full on supernatural serial killer reminiscent of the Denzel Washington flick Fallen and a lot of other trashy horror movies. The idea is made more interesting by the fact that he only kills those who are about to kill themselves and that he then begins to develop a strong emotional connection with one of his potential victims, as her husband hunts for her. The films biggest problem is Robert Burke as a brooding hitchhiker, reminiscent of a castrated Rutger Hauer. He is neither threatening nor mysterious. There are some cheesy stereotypical horror moments, a dodgy voiceover of new age babble and the film is devoid of scares or even a creepy atmosphere. Bizarrely for such a niche film it has been released in a 5disc DVD edition.
2.5/5
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