Chariot (2013)

Don't Believe the Hype

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Blistering performances.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

One big thing I read about in other's reviews was a lack of "ending", clearly they didn't feel the need to stick through the credits because that's where the intriguing closure comes in to play! This was not a big budget blockbuster shot in Hollywood. It was an independent film, shot in Dallas. Once that fact is understood the quality of this production truly shines. Eric Vale (writer/producer) and Brad Osbourne (director) worked together to create this awesome thriller! I can't wait until the redistribution with all the extras comes out on DVD. The acting is not to be under-rated. The location is supposed to show only what the characters see and not give away spoilers to the audience. That to me is personally what makes this movie special.

Decent enough acting and gains some initial interest in wondering what exactly is going on, but after the big reveal it becomes quite mundane.And you do feel robbed off a proper ending as the movie ends with an endings that are open for interpretation with not much really resolved.For that type of ending to work to movie as a whole have to have been interesting packed of substance through out, but this isn't one of those movies.So yeah overall not terribly impressive, there are far better air-plane thrillers to watch such as NON-STOP, FLIGHTPLAN, SNAKES ON A PLANE and RED EYE for instance, heck even ALTITUDE and PANIC BUTTON was better than this.

This is a boring movie that tries to be edgy by being shot in a plane and referencing black ops and military contractors and America under attack to get some street cred. It's a horrible plot vehicle that has been used in other movies ad nauseaum... you wake up not knowing how you got there, with a room full of other people from varied backgrounds try to figure out why they are there... SAW did this idea in an interesting fashion... every movie -after- SAW did it in a boring ripoff fashion and this dog is no exception.There is one set.. it's an airplane interior and the acting is mediocre at best. It leaves a lot to the viewer's imagination because the writer had no imagination. I will concede this movie was made cheaply but I hope copies of it can be burned just as cheaply.PLOT: Wake up on an airplane with 6 other people and don't know how you got there... pointless banal dialogue and no ending was written for this movie. I won't give a spoiler but let's just say you can end this movie at any point and you will have created an ending as satisfying as the director gives you...

Not one of the best films I have seen this year. Not terrible, just no where near the top. This is a decent movie with a unique story that could almost be believable; told really well over all with good effects, and a nice group of actors who all did a great job. I just felt lied to from the start though, and never really bought in, and I think that most people will feel the same. The writer obviously wanted to keep you wondering which thing was the truth until the end, but there is just too much of the man behind the curtain that we are shown just a bit too often for this to feel real. I did Enjoy this movie though due to the great cast, and the effects that I mentioned. No shortage of direction, and over all the production does have a real movie level to it. I recommend this movie to most people, a bit of violence, and very little in the way of language, this is just a thriller, mystery twist that you might like.