The Wrong Car – Movie Review
First Reaction – The Wrong Car is a tense late-night thriller.
Watch The Wrong Car on Tubi.
Director: John Stimpson
Writer: John Stimpson (Screenplay)
Cast
- Danielle Savre (Deep Blue Sea 2)
- Jackson Davis
- Francia Raisa
- Christina Elmore (Fruitvale Station)
- Kevin G Cox (BoyBand)
Plot: When a law school student hails an app-based car service and is assaulted by her driver, she becomes a NetCar driver herself and goes on a vigilante crusade to find and catch her assailant.
Runtime: 1 Hour 26 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Wrong Car starts when law student Trudy (Savre) gets in the wrong car and wakes up naked in a hotel room. She knows the horror of what happened and turns to Detective Jackson (Elmore) to solve the case. However, Trudy knows the struggles of finding the suspects.
Trudy works with her roommate Gretchen (Raisa) and goes undercover as a rideshare driver. She sees the best and worst parts of the job as she learns which driver could be stalking victims.
Verdict on The Wrong Car
Recap
The movie follows a victims of a drug and rape assault who decides to go on an investigation to find her attacker. She decides to go undercover as a driver-share driver to see if she can find someone acting the same.
Best Parts
The movie spotlights how easily people will jump in any car, believing it is a rideshare. It also highlights how helpless victims are without evidence and questions why not enough is done to support them. This creates a tense thriller in which anyone could be the suspect.
Worst Parts
It falls into the mystery category where it could be anyone but doesn’t do enough to suggest everyone. The amateur detective plan does seem too farfetched to work against someone who has planned everything out.
Final Thoughts –The Wrong Car is a tense warning and thriller.
