Vehicle 19 [Blu-ray]

PAUL WALKER IN A CAR
Michael Woods (Paul Walker) is an America on parole in South Africa wanting to visit his wife or ex-wife at the embassy. He picks up vehicle 19 at the rental place and it is clearly not for him. This leads him into a battle with crooked police as the vehicle contains things to implicate them in illegal activity.

This film takes place in the car, and not just just bits and pieces of it, I mean all of it. Paul Walker in the car talking on the cell phone. Paul Walker in the car driving on the wrong side of the street. Paul Walker in the car talking to people outside. Paul Walker in the car being chased by the police. Paul Walker being pulled over. Paul Walker in the car being shot at. Paul Walker in the car going through a car wash. Paul Walker in the car while it is getting painted...seriously. Paul Walker is on the screen so much George Clooney wants to change agents. The plot grew boring with no twists.

Parental Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

vehicle 19 a true review
I was hesitant to purchase this movie because it got so many bad reviews online here. The one review that made me think I should purchase it was because they compared it to the transporter and that was a good film. I went and looked up the trailer and watched it and it looked good. There was a review on here where they said the trailer was good but the film was not. Anyway I purchased it because I like paul walker and I like action movies and the trailer and comparison to transporter all looked good. I must say the movie was good. It kept your attention all the way through it moved and progressed well and was your normal action movie. It may of not had big action but that is because it was a low budget shot in africa film. But the story was good. Paul walker just got out of jail and went to africa to get back with his girlfriend who works at the U.S. embassy there. At the airport there is a mix up with his rental car. As he is driving a phone that is not his beeps with a message on...

Disappointing
I wish that I had read the Amazon reviews for this before paying money for it. On paper the title and plot premise sounded very promising, but the film fails to live up to its potential. The film starts with a car chase then moves into a flashback to show the events that lead up to that moment. I have seen this sort of plot device used really effectively in films, particularly when there are odd elements that precede the flashback that the flashback later explains. However here it really does not add anything - we see the flashback, then the car chase again, and then the conclusion. Not sure what the point of doing it that way is. As other reviewers have pointed out the plot really does not hang together, and the actions of Michael Woods (played by Paul Walker) a damaged ex-con often don't make much sense. The fact that he clearly has a troubled background and seems to have anger management problems, could have made this work, but his problems are underplayed and his response to the...

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