Reviews

How many of these do they have to make before they realize that the quality keeps getting worse? Boring, contained and at times outright silly.

Even though you kinda sorta knew what was coming, it all worked really well. Strong storytelling. Loved the music, loved the hitchhiker and the mayor. Wish it could have been a little longer and also felt that the ending left the possibility for a sequel. But maybe I'm reading into things too much. I'd watch it.

I can't help but laugh at some of these user reviews that call the film low budget. I was in the industry for over ten years as a location scout. This film has at least 40 to 50 locations. That's not cheap. It was obviously filmed in Jordan. Their currency is stronger than the US's. They used hotels, airports, helicopters, etc and had a ton of international actors and actresses. So my estimate is around $15million and that's not low budget.

Now onto the film. I'll keep it short and sweet. It's my favorite film of the year. I was on the edge of my seat from the first scene. There was nothing obvious about it. I adored the cast, specifically the top billed cast (Caviezel, Karvan, Ozsan, Savante), I thought the writing was very smart, and I loved the way it was shot. 10/10 from me.