Trucker

“Trucker” is a film written and directed by James Mottern. It stars Michelle Monaghan (“Gone Baby Gone”, “North Country”), Nathan Fillion (“Waitress”), Jimmy Bennett and Benjamin Bratt. This low budget venture takes place in Riverside, California and attempts to follow, as the title implies, the problems of a female trucker and her domestic entanglements. Well acted and adequately directed, the film, although with a running time of only 90 minutes, seems a lot longer to the viewer. The problem, of course, arises from the fact that the film tells a simple short story but tries to make it more like a screenplay based on a novel. It just doesn’t work and the formula predictability of its plot and ending leave a lot to be desired. Better suited as a “B” picture which, in the old days, would have accompanied the “A” feature (when double features were the mode) I give this film 2 stars with a suggestion that this is one “truck” stop you should drive by and avoid.