'WHEELMAN': Four Stars (Out of Five)
An action flick about a getaway driver that's in a race to survive after he's double-crossed during a bank robbery. It stars Frank Grillo in the title role, and it costars Garret Dillahunt, Caitlin Carmichael, Wendy Moniz, Shea Whigham and Slaine. Jeremy Rush made his feature filmmaker debut writing and directing the movie. It's received mostly positive reviews from critics, and it was released on Netflix through their streaming site. I really enjoyed it.
Grillo plays a getaway driver that goes only by wheelman. During a bank robbery he gets a call from a mysterious unknown caller. The caller then threatens him and tells him to leave the two robbers behind. So once the stolen money is in his trunk, the wheelman takes off as he was told to do. Realizing he's in a lot of trouble, and his family is in danger, the wheelman struggles to figure out who double-crossed him, as he desperately tries to make sure no harm is done to him or his loved ones.
The movie is extremely intense and surprisingly (oddly) claustrophobic; as most of the film takes place inside of a car. It's really suspenseful as well, and it comes to a pretty satisfying conclusion (I think). The car chases and action scenes are all good, and pretty violent, but the film is surprisingly not that full of them. It's mostly just Frank Grillo, acting his ass off. The guy is an incredibly talented, and very charismatic, leading man action hero. In my opinion he makes the whole movie work. This rookie filmmaker, Jeremy Rush, also does a pretty impressive job too though. Netflix can do no wrong right now, almost, for me.
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Wheelman
2017
Action / Crime / Mystery / Thriller
Wheelman
2017
Action / Crime / Mystery / Thriller
Plot summary
A getaway driver for a bank robbery realizes he has been double crossed and races to find out who betrayed him.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
February 02, 2018 at 04:01 PM
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Mostly just Frank Grillo, acting his ass off!
Different and enjoyable
Wheelman is definitely different than your typical chase thriller. A lot of the interactions are over the phone and feature the wheelman driving solo. I enjoyed the intimate camera angles, it makes you feel like you're in the car with him. The acting is pretty good and the storyline flows nicely. The perfect low budget film, doesn't bite off more than it can chew and produces a good movie. I Enjoyed.
It has a red trunk
This is another film where nearly all the action takes place inside of a car. We have seen too many of such films and they have a different scenario, but the bottom line is that it takes place in a car, typically with one guy on a phone (or not) trying to sort out his life. And it doesn't matter what the plot or caliber of the star, the film will always suck.
In this film Frank Grille stars as "Wheelman" the driver of a bank robbery. Frank get conflicting orders, things go bad, family issues, blah blah blah all being handled on a phone in a black BMW with a red trunk.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.