Review of Dead End

Frank(Ray Wise)takes a detour into the Twilight Zone when he wishes to try another road besides the interstate which, after traveling it for so many years, causes intense boredom. What Frank and his small family doesn't know is that their in for one heck of a hellish nightmare. It's really the road that never ends. Where their true nightmare begins is when they pick up a mysterious lady in white and her dead infant. Marion(Alexandra Holden)watches in horror as a black car with her boyfriend Brad(played by Billy Asher) in the backseat, trapped and fisting the glass in terror, drives away. Later finding Brad's badly torn body, the family never quite recovers the initial shock. One by one, each family member succumbs to dark forces in various odd ways. The Harrington family will never be the same as Frank searches nervously for a place called Marcott..it is the only evidence of any normality other than one deserted ranger station.

A paranoia thriller, this film's main strength is it's unpredictability. The ending perfectly conveys why most of their road odyssey is indeed so strange. The repetitive things within the drive should flick a light switch for many viewers. Fast-paced and surprisingly entertaining.