Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Black Cadillac (2003)

Let’s Ride #17!

A trio of Minnesota young adults find love and trouble while on a road trip to a Wisconsin bar in 2003’s Black Cadillac. The film stars Randy Quaid as Sheriff Charlie Harman, Shane Johnson as Scott, Jason Dohring as Scott’s little brother, Robbie, and Josh Hammond as CJ, Scott’s best friend. Kiersten Warren also has a small part as Jeanine. It’s an extremely solid film that is heavy on action and packs a great amount of suspense as well.

In the movie, Scott, Robbie, and CJ are having a great time at a dive bar. Robbie is having his first sexual encounter, Scott is having fun with Jeanine in his car, and CJ gets into a fight. The fight ends with Scott cleaning house with the locals and the trio tearing off down the highway. As they put distance between themselves and the bar, they are chased by a black Cadillac. Suspecting that the Caddy belongs to some of the bar patrons looking for revenge, Scott picks up his speed and aims for the Minnesota state line. They later run into Sheriff Harman (Quaid), whose patrol unit has died on him. As they continue their journey to Minnesota, the Cadillac returns. Harman begins egging Scott on to race and antagonize the Caddy. As the Cadillac becomes more aggressive, things go from bad to worse. The group soon realize that the driver of the Cadillac isn’t looking for a fight, he’s looking for revenge.

I really liked this film. It has some excellent action and the boys actually do a pretty good job of outsmarting the Cadillac at times. The plot isn’t groundbreaking in any way and easy to figure out, but it plays out quite well on the screen. I enjoyed the performances of the actors, especially Quaid, and found the chase sequences fun to watch. It’s also always nice to see Kiersten Warren in a movie.

Black Cadillac isn’t a great film, but it sure is fun to watch. I definitely recommend it, especially if you enjoy action films. Give it a look and, as always, thanks for reading my review.