Transit (2012)

Transit (2012)

                               

6/10

Starring:
James Caviezel
Elisabeth Röhm
Diora Baird
James Frain

Directed by Antonio Negret

Hey!!! Go watch this movie.

It is a B-movie by all rights, but it is so much fun. The main point about the movie is the fact that Caviezel gets to play an action role in a movie where the character’s background is not military or some special forces. He was just a plain bank loan criminal, trying to get his life back together.

I have learnt from time to time not to judge a movie by the first 15 mins, although 15 mins is long. But when this movie kicks off in the first minute, it kicks off, throwing caution into the wind and pulling all the stops to make the viewers enjoy their money’s worth. After the brief introduction of who is who, it all started to go down.

The script is well crafted and the storyline plain and simple. Some guys rob a bank (easily, I may add), and during the getaway they hear over the radio that a roadblock has been set. So they decide to stash the money.

Here comes Nate (Jim Caviezel) and his family going on a vacation. The robbers stash the money in their car and allow them to pass the roadblock with it, then chase them.

Here is the twist. Nate was just released from prison for bank fraud. Wife sees a bag with too much money in the jeep. She panics, thinking Nate is up to no good, and leaves him there on the road with the robbers/killers coming behind (making sure that she wins the Wife of the Year award).

Acting-wise, I think Caviezel was ok, and so were the rest of the cast. Not that I would give them awards for their acting, but they did what was needed to carry this movie through to the finish line.

I do not know the production time of this movie, but it is coming between Person of Interest Season 1 and Season 2.

Now, as much as I like this movie, I have to warn you, not everything was great about it. The lines needed some work. Some of the dialogues were just awful. Then there is the cinematography, which was not that good. The movie had some shots done with bad camera angles.

At a time in the movie, I just believed the cameraman was getting carried away by the action and forgot the work he was supposed to do.

The movie is a nice B-movie and a good one to catch with your pals. I recommend it.