Nerds That Geek Movie Review: 'Route 666'

Written by Scott Edwards

Sometimes you don’t need a destination when heading out, sometimes you just need to drive. There is something relaxing about taking to the open road, especially when you are the only one on it. Putting the top down and letting the wind blow through your hair, there is just something magical about it. But these types of drives are becoming few and far between for many of us as it seems that the world is getting smaller and there is literally traffic everywhere at all hours of the day. Once you are able to free yourself from the cities it does get a little better, so find an out of the way place to visit, because the joy of driving should never go away.
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Stumbling into a local bar, Jack and Steph are looking to get another drink and are making a big deal out of it. Upset over the new customers who cannot seem to keep to themselves, Rabbit excuses himself to the restroom, but cannot find any privacy as Jack has followed him. Throwing on a pair of handcuffs, Jack reveals that he is a Federal Agent and will be taking Rabbit back to Los Angeles to testify regarding the deal he is running away from. With only moments to make up his mind, Rabbit sees that his old crime family is coming to get him, so escaping with the marshals might not be the worst idea.

Escaping a Russian hit squad, Jack and his team take Route 66 to make it back to Los Angeles before Rabbit is due to testify, but there is one little problem, they are running out of road. Pulling up to a locked off portion of Route 66, the group finds out that the road was shut down years ago after having too many accidents. Being in charge of the situation, Jack will not listen to any of this craziness about the road being haunted, he needs to get Rabbit back to the city as quickly as possible. Shooting the lock off of the gate, the group heads onto the old Route 666 and it will change their lives forever.

After having a measuring contest with a local deputy, Jack sees something off the road that he has been having visions about, a graveyard. Making an unscheduled stop at the graveyard, Jack looks back to his visions and follows them to the grave of his father who he really never knew. Wanting to get the show back on the road, Federal Marshall P.T. tries to pull Jack away from the graves when he sees that the four men who were buried there were the most notorious killers the United States has ever known. As tensions run high between the two, they do not notice that one of the hit men has caught up with the convoy and is looking for blood. But there is something much more sinister about the road, for when blood is spilled, it comes to life with the four men who are looking to be made whole again and the only way they know how is to claim more victims for their road.

Wow. Talk about a movie that takes all kinds of twists and turns for no reason whatsoever. I am not sure if I am supposed to laugh at it or cry, but I made it all the way through. With very little being explained, with the exception of the local sheriff being a bad man, it was just pretty silly overall. I liked how Jack was able to forge a relationship with his partner Steph but was hated by everyone else on his team for being thrown into the leadership role. Rabbit was just fantastic and really the only person to cheer for throughout the movie, mainly because he was the only one who had any common sense about him. With a man running from his past, a haunted road, plenty of gun fire, a shaman, some doped up tea, some blood and a chain gang of killers who protect the road, it is really an interesting ride overall. I know that finding streets that go straight to where you need them to go is difficult, but I would avoid any routes out there that have the infamous triple six attached. Stay Scared.

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