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Joseph Lawrence, Jaimie Alexander, Deanna Russo, Joey Mendicino, Nick Orefice, Mikey Post, Curtis Taylor
Nicole Carrow (Jaimie Alexander) and her boyfriend Jessie Hilts (Joey Mendicino) are living in Texas. Nicole decides to run away to California with Jessie. Along the way, Jesse took “The Old Road” which is way off the beaten path. When Nicole needs a rest room, Jesse suggests they pull over behind a bush, but soon an old nearly abandoned rest area appears and Jesse pulls off and parks. While Nicole visits the facility Jesse is abducted by the driver of an old beat up pickup truck. We never figure out who this guy is, or why he’s doing what he does, but Nicole suddenly starts seeing strange things, and mysterious things start to happen around the old Rest Area. Is a serial killer on the loose, or is it something much more sinister?
Rest Ares is a pretty creepy little horror film. It’s low budget, and shot pretty much in the car, and in the rest area. The things that happen will really creep you out, and seeing Nicole’s overwhelming helplessness and loneliness as she’s forced to spend the night in this dreadful place where things keep changing around her. There’s not way to know what is real and what isn’t as things progress from bad to worse. There is a sequel to this film, Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back (2008). I would definitely recommend watching that film as well, as the second film gives us the entire back story of what was really going on in this film, yet, though the sequel is much better done, this one is definitely nightmare inducing. I really got the chills watching this, and I really recommend it for horror fans. It’s got real terror! You’ll be on the edge of your seat! Watch this one first, then watch the sequel afterward. They’re really scary.
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