HIGHWAYMEN (DVD Review) - 19/8/06

A film that I had seen the Trailer for and had decided to get around to seeing. Directed by Robert Harmon (Who also directed "The Hitcher") "Highwaymen" has a number of it's elements taken from that film - Desolate fuel stops and heat hazed roads stretching into the distance, a psycho on the loose (in this case more a patchwork of Frankenstein's monster) in the shape of Colm Feore from "The Chronicles Of Riddick" and a cat-and-mouse scenario played out on the open highways. Feore's character is a quilt of bits & pieces held together by hate and using his car as an extension of himself serial kills victims across various States whilst being hunted by revenge driven James Caviezel ("Frequency") a left-over from a previous hit & run. Close on their tail is Frankie Faison (The only actor to have starred in all the Hannibal Lector films) as an Investigative Road Traffic Officer. From the opening crunch sequence we soon find out why this film was rated an 18 certificate. Good versus Evil using high speed car chases what more could you want?

This Region 2 (UK) DVD is one of your typical films that shot straight to DVD release and hence was only released as a "vanilla" version with only the Theatrical Trailer to back it up. At least it has a soundtrack in the form of a Dolby 5.1. Surround Sound or a DTS 5.1. Surround Sound making the sound quality excellent depending on your choice. English Subtitles. Runtime: 77 Mins. Anamorphic Widescreen 16x9 / 2.35:1. New Line Cinema / Entertainment In Video. EDV 9245 / ISBN # 5017239192456>