Scarecrow-88 Homicidal motorist(Colm Feore), whose 1972 pepper green El Dorado(with a bum headlight)is his tool of execution, is being pursued across America by the film's protagonist(James Caviezel), the husband of a victim he run through in cold blood. Next on this madman's list is a haunted woman by the name of Molly(Rhona Mitra; DOOMSDAY), a motorphobic since being orphaned when her parents were killed in a hit-and-run crash. Cray(Caviezel)will have to protect Molly while engaged in a cat and mouse road game with 'Fargo'(Feore), aligning himself with a state traffic investigator, Mackin(Frankie Faison), when she is kidnapped by the psychopath. Fargo, whose mangled, mechanized body was caused by Cray on purpose when he drove his car into the killer out of revenge for his wife's sadistic murder, will wish to stage a similar crash for Molly..confined to a wheel chair, Fargo has a mechanical brace for his right arm, a prosthetic left arm, and mechanized legs/feet thanks to Cray's handiwork. While following after Fargo, Cray is often left prosthetic arms as bread crumbs..Fargo also enjoys teasing Cray over the CB. Mackin is the investigator when Fargo causes a massive pile-up in a tunnel(and another crash which kills Molly's friend, Boone, portrayed by Gordon Currie)which involves Molly..Molly herself has a reason to get even with Fargo, he hit her pal, Alexandra(Andrea Roth)with his El Dorado as well. Cray has done his homework and gives a psyche evaluation of Fargo to Macklin, how he's always been obsessed with a fascination for "vehicular carnage" since his own father was an automobile insurance agent(pictures of damaged cars and humans were often shown to Fargo as a boy, and this warped him to the degree that he himself had a desire to inflict such harm). Pretty straight-forward, well-acted action thriller, fast-paced with a rather basic, non-complex plot. It all goes as you'd expect and is over before you know it. Feore(Stephen King's STORM OF THE CENTURY)is in the movie for maybe ten minutes, but leaves an impression because he is always good at playing characters that are pure evil. Caviezel remains distant and cold, but I think that's appropriate for his character who is tormented by this man who took his beloved away. Mitra is mostly quietly anguished and aloof, her tragic past having shaped who she is at present. As you might expect in a movie such as this, good use of rural locations and desolate highways, not to mention some well-staged auto crashes and vehicle stunts.

mario_c HIGHWAYMEN is a suspense thriller which has a good premise. The main idea is kind of original and I must say I appreciated the beginning. But when the plot starts developing I think it starts losing its original impact turning into a average "psycho killer" story. The ending is very predictable and poor. With a strong beginning like that, I was expecting something better.Somehow this movie made me remind MAD MAX, not because of the plot, since it's completely different, but mainly because of the cars, and the two highway men.The acting is not bad but as told the plot is too simple and predictable. I think a good main idea like that would deserve a better plot resolution… I score it 5/10.

ccthemovieman-1 If you are familiar with "The Hitcher," with Rutger Hauer, and liked it, you might like this one. The main difference in the two movies is that in here, the killer never leaves his car. It's not as intense or well-made as the former, but Highwaymen is decent enough for one look. It's very short so you aren't going to be wasting the whole day, anyway.The story in a nutshell: a serial killer runs down a young woman in his car at random and is not caught for years until Jim Caviezel, whose wife also was a victim of the killer, figures out it's the same guy, and tracks him down for a showdown of his own.The film starts out well, and is very intense, but loses momentum in the second half. Boredom isn't the problem, it's the credibility of the story. There are just too many holes in the plot and nothing becomes credible. It's no wonder this movie never got much publicity: it has too much of a "B" feel to it, despite Caviezel's presence.However, it is entertaining and the actual running time of the story is a mere 76 minutes, so if you're looking for an hour-and-a-quarter of escapism, this is it.

Lucien Lessard James (Jim Caviezel) is haunted by the memories of his late wife (The late Guylaine St-Onge), who died by a hit and run. When James purses the man, who murdered his wife (Colm Feore). Which this man is been killing people with his automobile as a murder weapon and he's been selecting young woman at random. When this murderer lets a woman (Rhona Mitra) go, after this man causing an huge accident. This woman is stalked by this strange merciless wheel-bound psychopath by his automobile. The only person, who can help her is James. Since James is obsessive of catching the man, who killed his wife. James is willing to use this woman as bait to catch him.Directed by Robert Harmon (Nowhere to Run, They) made an interesting suspense-thriller that was briefly released into theaters in the winter of 2004. This movie is well made, it has good performance by Caviezel, some genuine scenes of terror, fast-paced but the only thing is missing, which is a more fleshed-out character by the killer played by the superb actor:Feore.DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an strong:DTS 5.1 Surround Sound (Also in Dolby Digital 5.1). DVD only extras is trailers. This DVD really could have used Deleted Scenes and Commentary by the director. Which the director must have interesting stories to tell, while making this film. Director:Harmon, who's really best known for directing the Mysterious/Horror/Thriller:"The Hitcher". It has some similarities from his 1986 masterful film. Super 35. (****/*****).