this is a well put together experiment that feels like the original The Hitcher - free-form descent into insanity in a desolate plain - minimal non-goal-oriented dialogues, unhurried narration, motivations that are barely hinted leaving room for implications. well carried with odd mixture of seasoned actors and inexperienced actors - an unevenness that might help to build (and ground) the surreal vibe of the film. story is less narrative and more event and situational. it has a minimalist score, long and wide-angle shots, handful of shocking scenes punctuating its uneven trajectory of an ever-present suspense, a suspense not only of kill-or-be-killed but also exceptions of human nature. the dog (and its dog-nature) were as villainous as its human monster, yet so easily pardoned because of its apparent ignorance and preoccupation with love and angst of its master.
