Fare
USA 2016
produced by Justin Moretto for Bad Theology
directed by Thomas Torrey
starring Thomas Torrey, Katherine Drew, J.R. Adduci, Pat Dortch, Sloan Stewart, Will Triplett, Robert Lee Simmons, Jeremy DeCarlos, Gengen He
written by Thomas Torrey, music by Forward Pilgrim, songs by John Mark McMillan
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Eric's (Thomas Torrey) a cab driver who might not be exactly ecstatic
about his job, but at least he's a people's person, so he gets some kick
out of talking to his passengers - so he figures having been a realtor,
the job will do until the market bounces back, right? Well, maybe wrong,
because Eric's latest pick-up is of all people Patrick (J.R. Adduci), who
happens to be the man his wife Audrey (Katherine Drew) has an affair with.
Now after the initial, natural awkwardness, Eric decides to invite Aurdey
into his car as well and play some mindgames with the two of them - which
is mean as can be, mind you, but somehow understandable, and Eric might be
a little off the hook, but he's certainly no psychopath ... but
unfortunately, while trying to scaring the shit out of Audrey and Patrick,
he has (unintentionally of course) run over a guy, and when Patrck gets
out, trying to fix things ... well things get odd, and whatever you
expect, just the opposite is true ... Fare is a bit of a
narrative wonder as it catches you cold quite a few times: Every time you
seem to exactly know what kind of movie you're in (and be it an arthouse
movie or a psychological thriller), it just veers of into a totally
different direction - and thanks to a well-written script, that works too,
even. Sure, the script remains a litle vague about some plotpoints - but
frankly that's something that only comes up upon closer inspection, while
watching the movie and accepting genre conventions. That's of course
thanks not only to a perfectly structured script but also very solid
performances and a directorial effort that gets the ost out of its very
limited locations, In all, totally worth a look!
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