Rideshare

I'm an uber driver and found this film truly inspirational. I can now put a creative twist into my mundane day job. The main character is practically an obese terminator. The acting is superb. A lot of female dialogue except I didn't catch what they said due to staring at their chesticles. This film catches Los Angeles women personalities perfectly. Pushup bras and brains of a squirrel. I took a star off due to inaccuracies of Hollywood. I read that the Director spent 60% of the film's budget on recreating Hollywood Blvd in Kalamazoo, Michigan where this was filmed. I live in Hollywood and can assure you this isn't how it truly looks. Also in one scene the main character took half a tainted hamburger out of a drugged out girl's hand. He didn't eat the hamburger but in real life a man of his stature would surely finish that veggie burger off. Anyways, I spent a lot of time contemplating if this masterpiece should replace JAWS as my lonely Saturday night special. YES with confidence. Waiting for the BluRay release.

I rarely review movies, but this was so bad, I felt compelled to do so. It will have been worth my time if I save one person from wasting 99 minutes they will never get back. I should have trusted the people that rated this atrocity 1 star. As for those who gave it 10? My only guess is they are taking the drugs the killer in the movie laced the water with. The best part of this movie other than the ending credits? The smart-alec cop! The worst? Everything else. Genre - thriller. By no means. The only thing that made this a thriller was me being on the edge of my seat for this nightmare to end. The driver has to be the worst actor I have ever seen, by far. The snippets of "suspenseful" music were poorly placed. The storyline had potential, but was not executed. Just don't bother. ***SPOILERS BELOW***



One of the most ludicrous scenes was when he drugs the burger and the boyfriend comes home, doesn't hear the cell phone ring or him yell "sh$t!" in that tiny apartment? Sure. The 10 minute argument regarding the hula girl on his dashboard was right up there too. Then 3 guys get in a Hitch car and recognize he fits the description of the Hitch killer, shares the same name, and they stick around to ask him about it, then discuss it out loud? Pretty sure he can hear them sitting in the back of that huge Prius! This is so dumb. This whole scene belongs in a spoof movie. "Would you like a (cue suspenseful music).....gummy bear?" This is so stupid! These are just a few examples of how absurd this movie was.

Aside from the obvious low budget quality, the terrible actors, and a lacking storyline, it does make you think about rideshare from a safety perspective. And this is the only redeeming quality about the movie.

It is a slow burn, and bizarre film. Some scenes make no sense as to why it was even edited into the film.

So, yeah. Bizarre.

This is such a lame movie. There are no redeeming qualities. The acting is lackluster, the writing is dreadful. It feels like a movie that was made as a joke, trying to make an awful movie. This is not even a so bad it's good situation. The premise was interesting but it did not deliver whatsoever.

Was drawn into seeing 'Rideshare' with a cool poster/cover, a very intriguing if not creative premise and as someone with a general appreciation for horror. That it was low-budget, which from frequent personal experience is rarely a good sign due to that there are so many poor ones out there, made me though apprehensive.

'Rideshare' is a film it doesn't do enough with its potential (although there are far bigger wastes of potential in film) and could have been much better, can't say that it is a great film because it isn't. It is not a terrible film though, as far as recent low-budget film viewings go it's one of the lacklustre but watchable ones easily. It certainly could have been far worse, considering the large number of films seen recently being mediocre at best and terrible at worst.

Lets start with the positives. The setting is atmospheric and spooky and 'Rideshare' is surprisingly well shot and easy on the eye, was expecting a cheap looking film and to me that wasn't the case here.

'Rideshare' at least doesn't have one want to tear their hair out or annoyed. There are suspenseful and creepy moments and there are parts that capture the horror of this very dangerous subject very well.

Albeit, it could have explored the subject more. It could have been more enlightening and there is not much new. The creepiness is not sustained all the way through, with the horror and tension giving away later to dullness and a lack of creativity and shocks. Things start not making much sense and gets silly. There has been far worse acting but it's not that inspired either.

Further issues are that it was clear that it was written in haste. There is a very rushed and careless feel to the story, especially in the second half where confusion and choppy can be found, and the underdeveloped and scrappy script likewise. The characters are flimsily developed and bland, the direction lacks focus and the music is far too intrusive, sounds cheap and irritating.

In conclusion, lacklustre but not a waste of time. 4/10 Bethany Cox