Review of Wheelman (2017) by Late R — 31 Dec 2018

Dark, gritty and realistic-feeling, this cleverly-filmed (the camera, as the audience's window into the events, hardly ever leaves the vehicle) neo-noir thriller is one helluva ride. Frank Grillo gives a great performance in a role that fits him to a T, which is good considering the majority of the film is focused on him, specifically his face. From a story perspective it's simple, but is executed in a way that maximises on what it has to work with, creating a ridiculously tense atmosphere that is, somehow, sustained throughout the entire running time and has you on the edge of your seat. It's basically 'Locke' on speed.

By the way, I don't know what part of Boston Wheelman lives in where there's only one bar and one bank open past 8 pm, but at least you know where every one of those 5 people on the roads is going.