Hit the gas and grip the wheel—Night Train (2023) is a high-stakes road rage thriller that’s equal parts maternal fury and diesel-fueled desperation! Directed by Shane Stanley, it stars Danielle C. Ryan as Holly McCord, a tough-as-nails single mom and Hollywood teamster racing against time to save her dying son. Desperate for black-market meds, she loads up her souped-up beast of a truck—dubbed “Night Train”—and hauls cargo across the desert, dodging ruthless Feds led by Diora Baird’s icy agent and a bounty-hunting crew. With her kid’s life hanging by a thread, Holly’s forced into shootouts, high-speed chases, and moral minefields that test just how far a mama bear will go.

Ryan owns the screen with gritty determination, her wide-eyed grit turning every hairpin turn into a pulse-pounder—think Gone in 60 Seconds with a side of Breaking Bad. Baird chews the scenery as the unhinged pursuer, while Abraham Benrubi and Ivan Sergei add solid muscle to the mayhem. The desert visuals pop with explosive set pieces (that truck flip? Chef’s kiss), but the script veers into cliché territory—convoluted twists and cheeseball dialogue that might induce eye-rolls. At a brisk 87 minutes, it’s no masterpiece , but for low-budget thrills craving a flawed heroine’s redemption arc, it’s a guilty binge. Stream on Hulu and pray for no traffic.

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