Rotten
Neither particularly fast nor furious.
Scott Foundas, Variety
Vehicle 19
Wrong place. Wrong time. Wrong car.
2013 · 1h 25m · R
Action, Thriller
Directed by
Mukunda Michael Dewil
Overview
A parolee becomes the target of a massive police manhunt after inadvertently picking up a rental car with a female whistleblower tied up in the trunk. Now, as the police attempt to silence the woman before she can testify about the city's rampant corruption, the ex-con who just regained his freedom must defend her life, and clear his own name.
Director and cast
- Mukunda Michael Dewil Director
- Paul Walker as Michael Woods
- Naima McLean as Rachel Shabangu
- Gys de Villiers as Detective Smith
- Leyla Haidarian as Angelica Moore
- Tshepo Maseko as Lieutenant
- Andrian Mazive as Journalist Benji
- Welile Nzuza as Mohawk
- Mangaliso Ngema as Judge
- Ernest Kubayi as Crackhead
- Elize Van Niekerk as Car Rental Receptionist
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Vehicle 19 sets up a fascinating conceit for itself, and then loses interest in delivering on it. It just wants to get to the cool car chase, but by the time it does, we've stopped caring.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Mr. Walker's character is haunted by a troubled past, but the film would have been better if it had given him more to do in the present.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Rotten
The plot is brainless even for a Paul Walker movie. Get ready for "The Slow and the Spurious."
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Rotten
A lean, low-budget and claustrophobic mistaken-identity thriller that's so stripped-down, it's nearly nonexistent.
Sean O'Connell, Washington Post
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