I kept thinking as I watched Octane that there are some classic images here. Great lighting here and there as well. The shot with a truck and a van leaving a vendor van, backlit, with dust swirling ... it was just so classic. There are touches here and there too. Flashes of blood, a sign thrown away, a doll on the road. I disagree that the filmmakers here had only a vague direction. I loved the mystery mixed with tension over the initial chapters. At first I thought that this was a sort of Twin Peaks road movie. I loved the way highway dashes were laced into the travel of the first half. I do agree that it was a little over ambitious. I took a point away for that. Some of the final scenes were too exaggerated. That's my only disappointment. I for one really enjoyed this 90 minutes. Octane was different in a good way, and thus I still really enjoyed this even though it is over 15 years old. The lead, the Mum, was brilliant. She really knew how to play the terror of desperation. Great horror movie that deserves more praise.
Review of Octane
