The scene: present day. Three college students are being
driven home by an old high school friend, Travis, played by Michell Cole, an ex-soldier with a soft southern accent. Day, the sole woman, played by Akira Jackson, is a whip-smart African American. Phinehas Yoon plays James the somewhat nihilistic Asian, and Noah Toth plays Fish (Fisher) the white, cis, genuine nice guy (our clue-he never says he is a nice guy).
They drive down a forested lane in the country, looking for their cut-off to the highway, when they come to a dead end. Travis is sure he didn’t miss the side road, he insists they never passed one. They turn around to go back, but after driving longer than their previous trip, they pass no exit and don’t arrive at their original entrance, just the same never-ending road. What follows is a journey that won’t
end. If they stop and get out of the car, they are surrounded by screaming mobs of people who chase after them.
They aren’t zombies, but they are scary as hell. The four, who we have come to know and like, are pushed to the breaking point on their seemingly endless trip. You can decide what the director uses their dilemma to represent: the meaningless modern lives and the confusion of young people starting out in life.
He (Alex Ullom) has been active since 2019 and shows real promise with the crowd-pleasing, highly effective movie. We look forward to more from the entire group who made this film such an enjoyable experience.