| Although I really enjoyed PENNY DREADFUL there | | | | telling when her fear may get the better of her. |
| is one thing that just bugs me. | | | | Miner is perfect as Penny as we see many |
| Director Richard Bandes' film has a very unique | | | | shades of her psychosis throughout the film. |
| and interesting idea (which he co-wrote with | | | | Rogers in her limited role makes for a |
| Dianne Doniol-Valcroze and Arthur Flam) in that Dr. | | | | sophisticated doctor and an interesting corpse |
| Orianna Volkes (Mimi Rogers) is trying to help her | | | | that haunts Penny throughout. My only fault lies in |
| patient Penny Deerborn (Rachel Miner) overcome | | | | the fact that film believes it needs a kill every ten |
| her fear of cars, which is the result of a car | | | | minutes and therefore has several meaningless |
| accident that she was in that subsequently killed | | | | killings that pad the running time and add nothing |
| her parents. Volkes takes Penny on a road trip to | | | | to the story. This padding turns what is an |
| the site of where the accident took place only | | | | otherwise tense personal journey for Penny down |
| the trip there is just as stressful as the fear itself | | | | to slasher film territory and the ending is a total |
| to Penny. During the trip Volkes almost runs down | | | | disappointment. If the film had allowed itself to |
| a Hitchhiker (Liz Davies) and decides to give the | | | | stay on point it could've easily have been an |
| hitchhiker a lift to nearby camping grounds. The | | | | innovative and psychological experience like |
| trip becomes even more terrifying as the two | | | | SESSION 9 or THE MACHINIST. |
| women find themselves stranded upon releasing | | | | Cinematography by Joplin Wu is an added bonus |
| the hitchhiker at the camp. | | | | as he really adds to the tension of the otherwise |
| Volkes is killed and Penny finds herself lodged in | | | | single location of the film and original music by |
| the car with no escape with not only Volkes dead | | | | Steve Gurevitch adds immensely to the suspense |
| body but her fear of being in cars as well. What | | | | of the film. Flawed but otherwise a very good |
| follows is a psychological game between Penny, | | | | film. |
| the hitchhiker, and her fear because there is no | | | | |