In our latest review, we check out the new film released on digital from Blue Finch Film Releasing, as we take a ride on the Drunk Bus.
Michael (Charlie Tahan) is a recent graduate whose post-college plan is derailed when his girlfriend leaves him for a job in New York City. Stuck in Ohio without a new plan of his own, Michael finds himself caught in the endless loop of driving the ‘Drunk Bus’ – the debaucherous late-night campus shuttle that ferries drunk college students from parties to the dorms and back.
When the bus service hires a security guard to watch over the night shift, Michael comes face-to-tattooed-face with Pineapple, a 300-lb punk-rock Samoan who challenges him with a kick in the ass to break the loop and start living or risk driving in circles forever.
As Michael keeps sticking to the same routine every night, his life is very much the route that he is stuck on, but with the introduction of Pineapple, his life starts to change and most likely for the worse as he starts standing up for himself more and more and getting into predicaments.
Along with his problems that he is facing his ex-girlfriend Amy (Sarah Mezzanotte), who wouldn’t have sex with him because God would be watching, is sending texts to get in touch with him, but he just ignores the texts over and over again as Amy sends more trying to make contact with him again until finally one night after a disagreement with Pineapple he decides to reply back to Amy.
Drunk Bus is a film that is certainly a journey not only for Michael as he goes round and round on the campus circuit but also for the viewer as we see Michael change over time, there are some heart-warming moments and sad ones as well, the comedy also has those touches of an Indie feel and sometimes it felt like the early days of Kevin Smith such as the brilliant Clerks.
Don’t expect Drunk Bus to be an all-out party on a bus with lots of craziness as the film is far from it, the film is one that builds on its characters so that you see more to them than just a driver of a bus accompanied by his tattoo faced security guard.
Directors Brandon LaGanke and John Carlucci have put together a film that is worth checking out for an hour and forty minutes.
Blue Finch Film Releasing presents Drunk Bus on Digital Download now.
All Aboard the DRUNK BUS!
Movie title: Drunk Bus
Movie description: A directionless, young campus bus driver and a punk rock, Samoan security guard named Pineapple form an unlikely kinship as they navigate the unpredictable late shift shit show known as the "drunk bus." Together, they break out of their endless loop and into a world of uncertainty, excitement and incredibly poor decision-making.
Date published: May 24, 2021
Country: UK
Duration: 1h 40min
Director(s): John Carlucci, Brandon LaGanke
Actor(s): Kara Hayward, Charlie Tahan, Will Forte
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
