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In this homage to the 15th anniversary of the original series of BMW short films, The Driver is hired to deliver a living human clone.In this homage to the 15th anniversary of the original series of BMW short films, The Driver is hired to deliver a living human clone.In this homage to the 15th anniversary of the original series of BMW short films, The Driver is hired to deliver a living human clone.
David Jack
- Mercenary (H1)
- (as Taylor David)
Shawn J. Hamilton
- Mercenary (H1)
- (as Shawn Hamilton)
Chris Gleason
- Shipyard Dock Worker
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaA continuation of The Hire series of BMW short films.
- GoofsWhen the helicopter is initially going down, its' rotors clash with the railing on the overpass. A moment later, the same shot shows the helicopter on the ground, sideways and on fire, the railing on the overpass is intact. (the helicopter being brought down was done digitally, as was the railing being taken out).
Obviously, they did not bother to take out the railing for the second scene.
- ConnectionsFollows Ambush (2001)
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Possibly My Favorite Short Film
A cool little short film, The Escape is easily the greatest commercial I've ever seen. Imagine if The Transporter (2002) was way shorter, had less action and no Jason Statham, but did have Clive Owen and Jon Bernthal. BMW should be proud.
Clive Owen does his best Jason Statham, channeling Frank Martin from the Transporter films. This role really suits Owen, and further proves that he would've been a great James Bond had they cast him some years ago. He's a good protagonist, mysterious and intriguing, and is complimented by Jon Bernthal, who is good as the villain. Bernthal plays his usual grizzled tough guy role to a T, and it works. Dakota Fanning and Vera Farmiga are both here, which was surprising. The performances are good overall, especially considering that this is just an extended advertisement. It's a very stacked cast for what seems like such a small production.
There's a bit of cool action, in the form of a long car chase, and there are some slick crashes and explosions. The stunts are tight, and the budget actually looked pretty big for something like this. Neill Blomkamp directed this, which isn't surprising when you see the action scenes. He brought us District 9 (2009), Elysium (2013), and Chappie (2015), and clearly has an eye for action scene structure and execution.
Definitely worth a watch, as it's such a minimal time investment anyway. Can't really be compared to a normal full-length theatrical film, but still great in its own right. This is the only time I've ever actually wanted a car after watching a commercial.
Clive Owen does his best Jason Statham, channeling Frank Martin from the Transporter films. This role really suits Owen, and further proves that he would've been a great James Bond had they cast him some years ago. He's a good protagonist, mysterious and intriguing, and is complimented by Jon Bernthal, who is good as the villain. Bernthal plays his usual grizzled tough guy role to a T, and it works. Dakota Fanning and Vera Farmiga are both here, which was surprising. The performances are good overall, especially considering that this is just an extended advertisement. It's a very stacked cast for what seems like such a small production.
There's a bit of cool action, in the form of a long car chase, and there are some slick crashes and explosions. The stunts are tight, and the budget actually looked pretty big for something like this. Neill Blomkamp directed this, which isn't surprising when you see the action scenes. He brought us District 9 (2009), Elysium (2013), and Chappie (2015), and clearly has an eye for action scene structure and execution.
Definitely worth a watch, as it's such a minimal time investment anyway. Can't really be compared to a normal full-length theatrical film, but still great in its own right. This is the only time I've ever actually wanted a car after watching a commercial.
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Toronto Dry Docks)
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- Runtime11 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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