Review of Detroit Unleaded (2012) by Ray H — 21 Feb 2014
This is a small indie film set in Detroit. The movie is largely set in a gas station located in a rough Detroit neighborhood (is there any other kind??). We follow a budding romance between a handsome Arab-American gas station operator and a beautiful young Arab-American woman who works in a telephone shop. We learn that these characters live in Dearborn, MI.; and work in Detroit.
Various characters come and go from the gas station. Much attention is paid to the electronic door locks. There is one on the station entrance door. Another is on the door leading into the bullet-proof cage protecting the cashier. A sense of danger and lingering foreboding is felt from a shooting early in the film. The sound of the door locks opening and closing is heard and seen thru out the movie.
The story is fairly simple. It plays out in an interesting manner. The two main characters are unusually attractive people. This never hurts a film with a romantic plot line.
It was an OK trip to the flics.
This review of Detroit Unleaded (2012) was written by Ray H on 21 Feb 2014.
Detroit Unleaded has generally received positive reviews.
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