Vanishing Point (DVD)

Richard C. Sarafian's 'Vanishing Point' is recognised by many a film lover as one of the all time great road movies, perhaps even the best. Its simplicity equalled only by the huge amounts of mysticism and symbolism that has been tied to the film over the years. Some just and some maybe not. However, there is more to this film than sirens, tire screeching and cars crashing into things... When enigmatic car delivery man Kowalski (Barry Newman) makes a bet with a friend that he can drive his next delivery all through the night and get from Denver to San Francisco in fifteen hours, his friend thinks that he has lost his mind. Speeding off into the night, it's not ...  Read the complete review

What this,vigirn territory,no reviews,am I to be the first to waffle on about this film?Then I'd better make it at least interesting if not informative,here goes! This is one of my favourite films though it may not be to all tastes,the plot line is rather simple the dialogue is not exactly blistering but it has a hallucinogenic,trance-like quality similar to Easy Rider with long straight open roads and panoramic desert landscapes again like Easy Rier that somehow give it an isolated and surreal character.Centreing round one man hunched over his steering wheel intent on his destination this is however a gripping little film that I recommend. The main ...  Read the complete review