Hubcap

....and then they got lost. Maybe it played really well in the area where they filmed but meaningless outside GA. Yes, the acting was stiff and wooden, but that's to be expected in a campy movie - several times I saw the string pulling the cap, nice!

At least it didn't look like shot-on-video garbage or 'found film' excrement, film quality was good and the characters were at least partially believable. The downside was all the subplots that go nowhere and hackneyed clichés of red/blue/black/white/hick/city. And why did the hubcap get relegated to a minor side note?

Oh, at least we didn't have to see guys' gluteus which seems to be the the only skin allowed now.

Stumbling upon the 2021 movie "Hubcap" by random chance here in 2024 and immediately taking a liking to the movie's synopsis, of course I had to sit down and watch what writer and director Dick Mays had to offer. Sure, I had never even heard about the movie prior to sitting down to watching it, so I didn't know what I was in for.

The storyline in "Hubcap" was so wonderfully far out there and bizarre that it was actually quite enjoyable and entertaining to watch. I mean, a movie about a killer hubcap, that pretty much says it all. Sure, there was the 2010 movie "Rubber" about a killer tire, and now "Hubcap" in 2021. It should be said that the storyline in "Hubcap" is definitely not something that will find an appeal with just everyone in the audience; I happened to enjoy it, though.

I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list, but it should be said that they definitely had a good cast ensemble put together for the movie. And I do enjoy sitting down to watch a movie with an entirely unfamiliar cast ensemble, as there are no associations to previously portrayed characters from other movies. The acting performances in "Hubcap" were good, and that definitely added a lot to the overall enjoyment of the movie.

The effects in "Hubcap" were actually good. It wasn't an impressive display of effects or CGI, mind you. But whatever effects were being utilized in the movie definitely worked out nicely and added something to the movie.

While "Hubcap" definitely is a watchable and enjoyable movie, then it is hardly a movie that warrants more than just a single viewing, as the storyline just doesn't have the contents for supporting multiple viewings.

My rating of writer and director Dick Mays's 2021 movie "Hubcap" lands on a five out of ten stars.

A very odd movie about a vengeful hubcap that is the reincarnated spirit of a run over handicapped veteran rolling around a small town helping some people out of a jam and injuring others doing bad things. Whoever came up with this plot is either a genius or crazy as hell. Nothing questionable, no nudity, some foul language, interesting cast of characters that stereotypically define an area in Georgia. The hubcap seems to know who to wreak havok with or scare or save from harm like it has eyes and a conscience as it rolls around or adheres to a car or truck to get to a far destination. Goofy story but strangely odd enough to keep you wondering what will happen next. Very odd indeed. You'll never look at a hubcap the same ever again.

This kind of off-the-wall comedy is what indie filmmaking is all about. If you want your standard comedy then stick to studio movies but if you're a little tire of the same old, same old then give this crazy flick a shot. It is really far out. I don't know what the writer was on but whatever it was it worked. I don't think you can come up with a half-baked idea like this while sober. The movie is very well shot and the acting is fantastic. It is entertaining throughout, which is more than I can say for lots of studio films, and it is, for the most part, fairly clean. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Do you remember the hubcap pictured in the beginning of The Polar Express? This movie gives that scene a sinister origin story for the shiny and possibly self-aware hubcap vibrating in the opening scene of that classic Christmas movie! What if that object had gone on a mission of revenge and meting out justice? This movie tells that story, so buckle up for a fun ride with some gratuitous sex scenes because the director just wanted to add them for no reason at all. Lol! Based on a true story of the haunting tale of consciousness transfer to an object, this hubcap will track down the truth about this small town's Sheriff's history and delivers a satisfying punishment for the small town sinners. 😀