Zoooma
A not-so-creepy tale of travelers in the night in the middle of nowheresville around the junction of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. Eventually each character will cross paths with one another. In the meantime there's a serial killer out there, too. Robert Forster just did not have a big enough role in this or else maybe it coulda had a chance to better than it is. Taj Mahal as the DJ was excellent, however; his role really helped make this worth watching. Overall it did not pack enough punch and may not be that memorable in the long run. It failed to impress me that much and I will not be in a hurry to ever see it again.5.3 / 10 Stars--Zoooma, a Kat Pirate Screener
Scarecrow-88
The Skokie Ripper has picked up killing women and stealing their cars along the Midwest and the film centers on various characters that he will affect in one way or another as their lives intersect in this interesting(I thought)character study.The thoughtful, existential screenplay was written by director Cardone and deals with topics such as regret, loneliness, fate, and death.Outside Ozona might make an interesting companion piece with Cardone's desert Midwestern vampire tale, The Forsaken.The film is filled with colorful, often profane dialogue. Could be Cardone's most ambitious script as a writer and he rarely has had such a competent cast to work with which included Robert Forster(as a gentle truck driver), Kevin Pollack(as an out-of-work circus clown), Penelope Ann Miller(..cast against type as Pollack's dim-bulb stripper-girlfriend), Taj Mahal(as a disgruntled and troubled radio jock whose voice is an important part of the film), Meat Loaf(as Mahal's radio manager who can not stop his employee from letting off steam on the air in a revolt against having to cover two shifts because another didn't come into work), Sherilyn Fenn(in a minor role as a possible victim of an unlikely serial killer), Swoosie Kurtz(as a diner waitress)& David Paymer(as a bible-quoting, fanatical sociopath murdering females on the road in his twisted, warped view of working for the Lord). Kateri Walker is a beautiful Navajo woman Forster befriends as she plans to take her dying mother, Effie(Lois Red Elk)to New Mexico before her death. The film basically follows the characters as they converse about their lives and what possibilities have passed them by.
Da reel Mikestar
This is a nice, witty, emotional, film! It is a drama/comedy/action intertwining 4 stories into one, all wrapped around a radio program. This film is a nice surprise as it has nice characters who you want to see get ahead, and nice use of scenery. It is a film that will never bore you, but it will never draw you in, either. It is not as good as pulp fiction, but if you expected it to be, you must be silly. Watch it with an open mind and you will be pleasantly surprised! It is a treasure!
mo-dan
Stumbled across this film late at night on The Movie Channel. Became intrigued when I saw Taj Mahal (one of my favorite musicians)listed in the opening cast. While this film is not for everyone, there are many films that are a bigger waste of 100 minutes of one's time. I tend to like "quirky" films outside the mainstream, so that mostly explains why I liked it. It probably wouldn't have done much in wide theatrical release, but it is better than most straight-to-video, made-for-cable/TV movies. Generally a good cast. Sometimes drags a bit, but you could do a lot worse.
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