Robert Harmon (director of the 1986 film 'The Hitcher') returns to the cat-and-mouse road thriller sub-genre with 'Highwaymen'. A serial killer (Colm Feore) who randomly murders women using his souped-up '72 El Dorado, is being tracked down by the husband (Jim Caviezel) of one of his hit-and-run victims. Its been three years since the incident, but both men are determined to get revenge on each other. It's a never ending cycle between the two leading to a collision course of escalating violence on the roads.
What starts off rather rather promising with some suspenseful and threatening passages involving staged motor vehicle chases/accidents eventually becomes incredibly daft in its unbelievable plot reveals, yet remaining quite entertaining through to the end. Probably due to its short running time and precise cinematography of the action.
It's a simple thrill-ride, where standard character pathos are skin-deep and there to only serve plot developments. Detached colourless performances from Jim Caviezel and Rhona Mitra sort of make it hard to care, but understandable due to what their characters have been through. However Frankie Fiaison as traffic officer is the foil and Colm Feore goes into cartoonish territory with his villainous turn. His appearance also adds to it, which detailing it would spoil the upcoming plot twists and would explain his larger attachment to Caviezel's character.
What starts off rather rather promising with some suspenseful and threatening passages involving staged motor vehicle chases/accidents eventually becomes incredibly daft in its unbelievable plot reveals, yet remaining quite entertaining through to the end. Probably due to its short running time and precise cinematography of the action.
It's a simple thrill-ride, where standard character pathos are skin-deep and there to only serve plot developments. Detached colourless performances from Jim Caviezel and Rhona Mitra sort of make it hard to care, but understandable due to what their characters have been through. However Frankie Fiaison as traffic officer is the foil and Colm Feore goes into cartoonish territory with his villainous turn. His appearance also adds to it, which detailing it would spoil the upcoming plot twists and would explain his larger attachment to Caviezel's character.