Horror Movie Review: Traveler

Traveler


Starring: Val Kilmer, Dylan Neal, Paul McGillion, and Camille Sullivan

Directed by: Michael Oblowitz

Written by: Joseph C. Muscat

Production Companies: Voltage Pictures, Hollywood Media Bridge, and Front Street Pictures


Release Date: June 2010


Awards: 2011 Best Feature Film/Best Psycho-Thriller at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival.






A man calling himself Nobody arrives at a police station to confess to murders which haven't happened yet. When the murders start happening while giving the confessions, the police officers get concerned, and a past mistake starts to come back to haunt them. And with the excellent acting of Val Kilmer as Mr. Nobody, a lot of potential.

And Val does a good job as Mr. Nobody. I've seen criticism of Val's work here and I have a hard time thinking these criticisms come from people who aren't happy with the antagonist, not from people who understand the antagonist. He calls himself Mr. Nobody, wears all black, and may or may not be a dead man. He's subtle, subdued, seemingly emotionless, like you would expect from a supernatural being called Mr. Nobody. But with a slight grin here and there, we can see Mr. Nobody is amused at the police officers' confusion and panic as they get killed by the confessions.

As we learn about death of Detective Black's daughter, and the past injustice the police officers committed comes to light, connections begin to form hinting at who Mr. Nobody is and why he's there. But in the big reveal at the end, the whole point, or at least what should have been the point, evaporates and we are left asking, "What was the point?" There was no lesson to be learned from victims making mistakes and getting killed because of their mistakes, lack of morals, et cetera.


And the oddity of Mr. Nobody's limitation. If no one hears his confession, he has no power to make it come true and he has to do it himself. While there's no explanation for how Mr. Nobody has returned and has his abilities (Which isn't a problem. The unexplained supernatural doesn't bother me.), no connection is made for why he must be heard. Freddy Krueger had knife fingers because he made a knife glove for killing when he was alive, so why must Mr. Nobody be heard?

The other actors and actresses turned in shallow performances, but Val carries the show. It's worth a watch if you are a Val Kilmer fan and just want something to watch, but otherwise, don't go out of your way to see this one.

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