ROAD TRAIN is a mess, and that's coming from somebody who considers himself a fan of Ozploitation movies. The setup is promising, with shades of the likes of Spielberg's DUEL and even the Ozploitation flick ROAD GAMES which starred Jamie Lee Curtis, but this is one of those films that goes nowhere and becomes less and less focused as it goes on.
A quartet of unlikable characters are going on a road trip when they have a run-in with a hulking road train, which consists of a cab pulling multiple trailers. Unfortunately their driver decides to test his luck against this road-bound behemoth, leaving the group trapped in the Outback with only their wits to save them.
A truck always makes for a menacing presence in a film (the aforementioned films, plus BREAKDOWN, hell, even MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE) but this film is resolute in offering no explanations as to what the antagonist actually consists of. And there's none of the car chase peril you'd hope to see here, none of the creepy atmosphere of THE HITCHER, just four unlikeable characters arguing and getting injured a lot. Aussie star Xavier Samuel (THE LOVED ONES) plays one of the protagonists, but I doubt you'll notice his presence - you'll already be asleep by that point.
A quartet of unlikable characters are going on a road trip when they have a run-in with a hulking road train, which consists of a cab pulling multiple trailers. Unfortunately their driver decides to test his luck against this road-bound behemoth, leaving the group trapped in the Outback with only their wits to save them.
A truck always makes for a menacing presence in a film (the aforementioned films, plus BREAKDOWN, hell, even MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE) but this film is resolute in offering no explanations as to what the antagonist actually consists of. And there's none of the car chase peril you'd hope to see here, none of the creepy atmosphere of THE HITCHER, just four unlikeable characters arguing and getting injured a lot. Aussie star Xavier Samuel (THE LOVED ONES) plays one of the protagonists, but I doubt you'll notice his presence - you'll already be asleep by that point.