One Way – Movie Review
Director: Andrew Baird
Writer: Ben Conway (Screenplay)
Cast
- Travis Fimmel (Warcraft)
- Kevin Bacon (Flatliners)
- Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos)
- Colson Baker (Captive State)
- Storm Reid (Missing)
Plot: Freddy, a petty criminal, is on the run with a bag full of cash and coke. He’s way over his head and hurt bad. With a bullet in his guts he’s running out of time.
Runtime: 1 Hour 35 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: One Way starts when Freddy (Baker) escapes from a cash and coke grab. He has stolen from Vic (Matteo) and escapes to a bus, injured as he plans to escape. Vic puts a hit out on him to get Freddy, demanding her products back.
Meanwhile, Freddy gets to know his fellow bus passengers, including runaway Rachel (Reid) and social worker Will (Fimmel). They start to support Freddy as the threats start coming closer to him. Can Freddy escape and survive in his limited time or not?
Verdict on One Way
One Way is an action thriller following a drug dealer looking to escape his world. however, his boss doesn’t want him to escape this world and sends people out to stop him. As the night unfolds, the man must face his own past if he is going to make a future for himself.
This is an action thriller that looks to use a single location on the travelling bus to keep the tension contained. However, this doesn’t help make this as interesting as it believes. The fact that Freddy isn’t made out to be a nice guy doesn’t help. This goes down to the strange choice of actor that could have so much more to give with a different selection. This will become forgettable by the end of the movie.
Final Thoughts – One Way is a largely forgettable thriller.
