Lost: Grade B

B

Lost

Dean Cain. First time director=Darren Lemke

A businessman is lost driving in the Nevada desert and calls a road support map company but there are so few road markers that even with help, he continues in circles. Then we learn a bad guy is after him, trying to kill him. Good cat and mouse on the highways, with the woman at the road service playing an important character by voice alone. It’s a real psychological thriller, very well acted, and the pace never droops. The only problem is that it is not believable. You couldn’t drive more than 70 miles anywhere in the US without hitting a small town. Also, you would have to have a competent road service to even find a route with so many unmarked, two-lane roads, far from any freeway. And the performance of the hero’s cell phone is nothing short of phenomenal. In addition, there are problems with the back story, elements of which are obvious contrivances. But if you can suspend your disbelief sufficiently, it is an enjoyable movie.