McQueenFan1

I'd never heard of this short that came out in 1999, I think it was a Channel 4 short. There are some familiar faces to UK viewers, Patsy Palmer and Paul Nichols from Eastenders and Ewan Bremner from Trainspotting among other films, plus the always amazing David Thewlis who was in one of my favourite movies, 'Naked'. It's a harsh look at a day in the life of a cab driver and some junkies, but in 15 minutes of film. The film starts with Jamie Foreman talking about an obviously violent evening before he has some news that his girlfriend is going to give birth any time. I was sad it ended so soon, but I found it short, sharp and it left me thinking about what I'd seen when it finished. Which is always a good thing. Harrowing and thoughtful and worth a watch for the decent acting, decent camera work and good editing.

Not a bad movie with plenty of slow-mo action stuff. Christopher Walken is his usual decent self and The Rock's acting seems to be getting better with each movie. I had to say I enjoyed the trippy fruit bit where they zone out and see misshapen heads and stuff, made me laugh anyway. One gripe, Ewan Bremner can't seem to decide whether to be Scottish or Irish most of the way through the film. 1 hour 21 minutes in as The Rock walks away from the exploding bus, the 3 tears in his shirt go from left to right and back again, nice continuity or someone edit the film with some frames reversed?