Greetings & Salutations Fellow Movie Aficionados!
It’s not often I get to screen two movies in 1 week and two CHOICE movies at that.
However, assumptions were made to be ‘bent’ much like rules so let’s not read too much into that shall we?
The second film I had the good fortune to view and suggest to you all isn’t necessarily a horror film (although it could qualify as such in the non-gore variety) but more of a thriller film much like something Rod Serling or Alfred Hitchcock would dream up had either or both of them been alive in the present day.
‘Self Driver’ is a Canadian thriller film written and directed by Michael Pierro and stars Nathanael Chadwick, Melissa Melottey, Reece Presley, Melanie Lachman, Lauren Welchner, Harold Tausch, Catt Filippov, and Christian Aldo.
Desperation. Pressure. Rolling the dice. How far is one prepared to go to get themselves out of a situation? That is the basis and driving force behind the film’s premise. ‘Self Driver’ focuses on a 24 hour tour of duty in the life of a down-on-his-luck driver for a ride sharing app.
With a family to support and mounting bills, a day’s work is just not enough to cover it all. At the suggestion of one of the driver’s fares (whom happens to work for a rival company) he decides to try driving for one of his competitors with the promise of much larger sums of money.
However, as the night progresses it’s plainly clear that with the promise of more money comes more risk. These jobs aren’t just your average gigs getting folks from point A to point B. These gigs will test morality and ethics. Perhaps even throw them right out the window.
You could say very well say that the main chapter is being asked to sell his soul piece by piece. The more dangerous the job, the more money he gets. But if he even shows the slightest hint of reluctance or tries to invoke any sort of standard of conduct, what he loses then may also be more than he can afford.
A rather vague description I know, once you see the movie though you’ll understand.
My recommendation. I’d give it 4 out of 5 stars. I’d highly recommend viewing it late at night on a Friday or Saturday. It’s slow at some points … but it adds to the tension.
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