I normally don't care to pick up "B" movies, even if its just to poke fun at the over done acting, but my husband is another story. Each time he visits a RedBox he comes home with these outlandish films. This was the case with The Traveler.Its Christmas eve, its rainy and six Police officers stand guard over one lonely town jail. (The rain is super over done!) Getting very little back story, two bullies of officers cram through the front door only to throw jabs at the overweight desk officer. He keeps a hand written log of everything that takes place (very old fashion) even the playground cop bullies. A few wise cracks the officers move us through the broken down horror story jail. Introducing us to paint chipped walls and what appears to be broken lights.
We soon meet all the stereotypes among the other officers: The hot blond, the jock, the dope, the crazed, the one we all "like", and the one we all "hate". With each one of the players we find them to hiding one big secret that about to find the light.
The thunder cracks and a strange man unveils himself from the rain drenched darkness. The desk cop calls to him, with no response, he draws his weapon out of fear. His fellow officers move fast at the sound of his shouting echoing through the halls. No name is given, no words are spoken, but they call him Mr. Nobody.
Lead by the pissy detective with the chip on his shoulder from his daughter's murder, they begin to poke and prod at Mr. Nobody as if he were a fine oyster. Trying to get answers, they begin to think hes a simple homeless man seeking shelter on Christmas eve. A little rough around the edges, Mr. Nobody gives one answer "A Confession". He wishes to confess to six murders, only he keeps the details to himself.
Once he begins to speak of his gruesome deeds, the mix of cops have their nasty secret played out right before us. It turns into a long night with gore galore and tones of bumps in the night!
The Traveler is a films set for revenge, but for all the wrong reasons. Secrets unfold and bad acting plague a fairly descent story. It pulls in a few twist-n-turns but I kept finding myself distracted but the low budget quality. I'm not even sure if seeing what was left on the Editor's Floor could even help this one. Watch at your OWN RISK!
Directed by Michael Oblowitz, Written by Joseph C. Muscat, Starring Val Kilmer, Dylan Neal and Paul Mcgillion
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