Dead End (2003)

Dead End: Directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa. With Ray Wise, Lin Shaye, Mick Cain, Alexandra Holden. Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.

“On the Christmas Eve, Frank (Ray Wise) is driving with his family, composed by his wife Laura (Lin Shaye), his son Richard (Mick Cain) and his daughter Marion (Alexandra Holden) and her boyfriend Brad (Billy Asher), to have the Christmas dinner at the home of Franku0026#39;s mother-in-law. Frank, asleep, decides to drive through an unknown shortcut using a secondary road, where the weirdest things happen with his family and him. This low budget movie is terrific: although the story passes basically in a car and on an empty road, it is tense, scary, having a dreadful atmosphere, being certainly on of the best in the genre. The screenplay is excellent, having many ironic lines, the direction is tight and the cast is very sharp, alternating funny and frightening situations. This film is highly indicated for fans of `The Twilight Zoneu0026#39;, `The Othersu0026#39;, `Abra los Ojosu0026#39;, `El Espinazo del Diablou0026#39; and `X-Filesu0026#39;. The situation of Franku0026#39;s family on the road without finding their destination or even an exit recalls Paul Hackett unsuccessfully trying to get home in `After Hoursu0026#39;. I saw on the cover of the DVD that this movie was awarded with many prizes in minor Festivals. My vote is eight.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTitle (Brazil): `Rota da Morteu0026#39; (`Route of the Deathu0026#39;)”