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THE ACCIDENTAL GETAWAY DRIVER MOVIE REVIEW
When you need a Uber in a hurry, you just wanna be gone in sixty seconds, and hopefully your wheelman will just shut up and drive. Once at your final destination however, don’t forget before you put in that star rating that your driver is a real human being. The Accidental Getaway Driver isn’t about high speed chases or hairpin turns in busy marketplaces, but rather a slice of life in the day of Long Mã (Hiep Tran Nghia) who at the end of a long day is talked into picking up three strangers in Orange county who promise double the fares. What then transpires is Long Mã at gunpoint discovering that these men are escaped prisoners who plan to use the old man and his vehicle to avoid the fuzz until the heat dies down. Tây (Dustin Nguyen), the cool headed take charge leader of this operation, insists that this will all be a bad memory after they successfully get away. Aden (Dali Benssalah), a hot-headed muscle thug, insists that their faces have been seen and this trip only has one destination: three free men and one grave. Eddie (Phi Vu) is the youngest of the three who seems to make every choice out of fear and posturing. All four characters, through necessity and being trapped together, discover each other’s humanity and each other’s reasons for running. Bradly, Drew, and Lewayne put on their roadster gloves, rev up their engines, and burn rubber towards more peaceful destinations as they discuss this vibes and harmony story about the peace of mind we all hope to achieve on the highway called life.
DIRECTED BY: Sing J. Lee
STARRING: Hiep Tran Nghia, Dustin Nguyen, Dali Benssalah, Phi Vu, Gabrielle Chan,Vivien Ngô, Cathy Vu, Tiffany Rothman, Sharon Sharth, Travon McCall, Edward Singletary
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Drew Tinnin (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Deliberations of Doom)
Drew Tinnin is a Rondo Award nominated interviewer and critic who has worked at SiriusXM’s Fangoria Radio and Fangoria magazine in NYC, as well as the London-based Dazed Digital. Currently a regular contributor to the Dread Central Network, he’s excited to join up with some old friends and other film fans on One of Us as a new contributor to Screener Squad.
Lewayne White (Screener Squad)
Lewayne’s earliest memories are of watching movies and reading comics, which instilled in him a sense of wonder, a vivid imagination, and unrealistic expectations. It also means he spends a lot of time watching movies, writing scripts for them, and trying to get them made. He lives in the middle of middle America after landing there as a child, and has remained there mainly because he hates packing.
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