Hubcap

Stumbling upon the 2021 movie "Hubcap" by random chance here in 2024 and immediately taking a liking to the movie's synopsis, of course I had to sit down and watch what writer and director Dick Mays had to offer. Sure, I had never even heard about the movie prior to sitting down to watching it, so I didn't know what I was in for.

The storyline in "Hubcap" was so wonderfully far out there and bizarre that it was actually quite enjoyable and entertaining to watch. I mean, a movie about a killer hubcap, that pretty much says it all. Sure, there was the 2010 movie "Rubber" about a killer tire, and now "Hubcap" in 2021. It should be said that the storyline in "Hubcap" is definitely not something that will find an appeal with just everyone in the audience; I happened to enjoy it, though.

I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list, but it should be said that they definitely had a good cast ensemble put together for the movie. And I do enjoy sitting down to watch a movie with an entirely unfamiliar cast ensemble, as there are no associations to previously portrayed characters from other movies. The acting performances in "Hubcap" were good, and that definitely added a lot to the overall enjoyment of the movie.

The effects in "Hubcap" were actually good. It wasn't an impressive display of effects or CGI, mind you. But whatever effects were being utilized in the movie definitely worked out nicely and added something to the movie.

While "Hubcap" definitely is a watchable and enjoyable movie, then it is hardly a movie that warrants more than just a single viewing, as the storyline just doesn't have the contents for supporting multiple viewings.

My rating of writer and director Dick Mays's 2021 movie "Hubcap" lands on a five out of ten stars.

This kind of off-the-wall comedy is what indie filmmaking is all about. If you want your standard comedy then stick to studio movies but if you're a little tire of the same old, same old then give this crazy flick a shot. It is really far out. I don't know what the writer was on but whatever it was it worked. I don't think you can come up with a half-baked idea like this while sober. The movie is very well shot and the acting is fantastic. It is entertaining throughout, which is more than I can say for lots of studio films, and it is, for the most part, fairly clean. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

....and then they got lost. Maybe it played really well in the area where they filmed but meaningless outside GA. Yes, the acting was stiff and wooden, but that's to be expected in a campy movie - several times I saw the string pulling the cap, nice!

At least it didn't look like shot-on-video garbage or 'found film' excrement, film quality was good and the characters were at least partially believable. The downside was all the subplots that go nowhere and hackneyed clichés of red/blue/black/white/hick/city. And why did the hubcap get relegated to a minor side note?

Oh, at least we didn't have to see guys' gluteus which seems to be the the only skin allowed now.

I got fooled by some of the reviews saying "give it a chance" or "ridiculously entertaining", but those are shameless lies obviously written by cast or crew of this ridiculous piece of total poop. At first I thought this is a parody and its taking a mickey out of some popular culture or what-not, so I'll give it a chance and wait for some laughs. But lo and behold, nothing funny at all was ever said or done in this disaster of a flick. There are no jokes in this movie, nothing even close, just sadness, bad acting, horrible writing and despair. No horror, no action, no drama...nothing. Well, the hubcap threw a rock at someone at one point using a wooden stick and a garbage pale. Terrific! This most've been some kid's high school project but waited till the last minute and whipped something up over the weekend just to do something, and this is the result: an absolute pice of trash of a movie that does not deserve anyone's time, trust me! It's not worth the disk space it occupied on my hard drive for 2 hours I had it before it got forever deleted and sent to the wastelands of digital trash where it belongs.

This movie is definitely worth watching. It's a lower budget film with good acting and a great story. The hubcap is important in the movie but don't let it distract you from the deeper stories! This is a movie about people, their pasts, their relationships, and how they fit together. It is a comedy-horror movie with dark elements woven into a story of a Sheriffs life and relationships.

The actors took their roles seriously as each character's view points and motivations can be felt. They capture the small-town lifestyle and relationships well.

The story is so well-written and expressed that it's easy to overlook how intricate it is.

If you watch this expecting a big budget flick that is heavy on special effects but weak on story, you'll be disappointed. But if you watch this wanting a great story with good acting and fun twists, you'll love it.