Cinquième Sous-sol

(2005) Throttle THRILLER

Co-written and directed by James Seale with yet another rendition of 1971 "Duel" happening in an underground parking garage, when Tom Weaver (Grayson McCouch) went back to retrieve something, he is soon becomes stalked by a trucker to whom viewers are unable to see as a result chasing him driving a bronco with dark windows.

Because the star of the film is barricaded in the parking lot with several floors as well as happened in the middle of the night, and that there are still cars around that I would have smashed every car window to siren every car alarm that I can possibly turn on. That one mad driver can't go after everyone all at the same time.

This was surprisingly good for a low budget thriller until you find out who the driver of the Black Truck is, then it all falls apart. It then becomes even sillier with a so bad its funny ending. It has the obvious influence of the classic movie "Duel" as inspiration. An absurd twist happens when the big reveal of who the villain is and his motivations are explained that basically ruins the movie because of how ludicrous it all is. But until then it's not bad at all and had some good action scenes and suspense build up.

The acting was pretty good actually. There are some choppy moments in the movie when the main hero has flashbacks, and one especially takes a long time when he is at some office party. These scenes were very poorly done and unnecessarily interrupted the tension of the main plot of a man stalked in an underground parking garage by a menacing black truck.

Tom Weaver (Grayson McCouch) is agitated. His wife Molly (Amy Locane) is arguing with him. He arrives at the work underground parking lot. Victor is the new parking attendant working with old friendly Eddie. He's there with Gavin Matheson (Adrian Paul) to use confidential info to steal $10.6 million. He is on edge and runs into the wrong guy in a rundown menacing truck.

I really don't like the guy. At first, I'm willing to give him some slack because he's obviously under some pressure. There are still some limits. I don't care if this guy gets run over. It might actually be fun to see him get splattered. The truck is nice. The actors are not charismatic enough unless they're trying to be grade A douche bags. This movie needs a better lead in a character with more rooting interest.

At 11:09, I chuckled at the nod to Duel as the Dennis Weaver-ish, red Valiant driver passes by, staring at Tom.

The likeness is near spot-on, and makes this film fun and campy.

While nothing can top Duel for its sheer visceral horror, this movie gets to play in the same sandbox for a little while, like a little kid dreaming of someday being just like them.

Hi, I just finished watching this movie for the first time. All i can say is WOW! It's brilliant in every way. An excellent gripping plot, superb acting, great stunts and fantastic suspense! The film is clearly based on Spielbergs masterpiece, Duel (1971). It even has the main character from the movie featured in this one as a small cameo! It's full of other links, and the score has similar parts also.

You really get involved in the action with this movie, and you'll be on the edge of your seat all the way!

A fantastic ending, with a great twist tops off the rest of the movie.

Extremely well worth watching!