BLACKWAY

I watched Blackway the other night. It's a good, well-acted thriller. Hopkins is as good as always.

I watched this film recently and enjoyed it. It has a strong cast, good performances, and a straightforward plot with a non-Hollywood, minimalist feel to boot. What's not to like? Blackway reminds me of the slow burn thrillers that came out during the 70s, a decade when character development and a sense of realism, as well as a touch of ambiguity, carried a film (compare that to modern thrillers that tend to rely more on hackneyed plot twists, nonstop violence and throwaway/forgettable characters...)  Also, the misty, overcast Pacific Northwest setting only added to the film's charm. A good one.  

I wondered if there was something deeper between Blackway and Lester (Hopkins character) than was shown in the film. There was the flashback of Lester returning home from his daughter's funeral and being pulled over by Officer Blackway and Blackway treating him like shit, saying stuff about him being a bad father, etc. But was there more to it than that? Did Blackway possibly have a relationship with Lester's daughter (involving sex or drugs) that drove her to suicide? Is that why Lester had such a personal dislike of Blackway? So many questions.