Pulse

I been looking for this movie for a long time. I was happy to find it available on Amazon after not having much success online. It was a movie I watched on TV a long time ago and had a hard time finding again after. It’s a really good movie that plays with psychology and survivor instincts. I really love the dynamic between the whole cast. Definitely recommend watching if you love thrillers and 90s , grungy mystery adventures!

Boy, a lot of people hated this film. If you are a David Lynch fan and enjoyed "Muholland Drive", then this film is right up your alley. It is a creepy atmospheric thriller with lots of disjointed twists and turns. It gets weirder and creepier once the kidnapping of the daughter is underway. I think the screenwriter was trying to evoke Mr. Lynch's spirit. It's not perfect, but has been underrated as a stinker by prior reviewers. I can appreciate what the director was trying to do.As far as acting, Ms. Stowe delivers another solid performance. When has she not? She also looks gorgeous as usual. What bad haircut? Her character Senga is popping pills, is mentally unhinged and stressed from constant conflicts with her rebellious teenage daughter. Definitely a character that our beautiful Ms. Stowe had never tackled before and I give her a thumbs up! Mischa Barton does a good job portraying an emotionally scarred teenager caught between two bickering divorced parents. Who can blame her rebellion and anger? She gives a great bratty performance totally unlike sweet "Marissa Cooper" of The O.C. I love her. Norman Reedus is he a good guy or bad guy? Jonathan Rhys-Davies is darkly sexy, perverted and a complete psychopath.The film is shot mostly in half-lighted conditions and locales adding to it's creepy atmosphere. Overall, a very good effort by the Brits.

A bickering mother (Madeleine Stowe as Senga) and daughter (Mischa Barton as Nat) are on their way home after visiting Nat's estranged father. While at a rest stop their arguing gets so bad that Nat abandons her mother and runs off with a mysterious hitchhiker (Bijou Phillips) that they had picked up. The mystery girl persuades Nat to join her cult and Senga frantically begins to search for her daughter. Eventually, they both learn that this cult has sinister intentions. Madeleine Stowe plays Senga with surprisingly little emotion while Barton's character comes off as a real brat. They never get along and even when Senga attempts to rescue Nat they're still going at it. The movie gets cliche in the final half hour as Senga becomes a one woman army battling the evil cultists. However, the movie does build some good suspense through Senga's fear and suspicions of people who dwell during the nocturnal hours. There's also a good song called "F.E.A.R" that plays over the end credits.

Also called Octane. Not widely known & it gets a bad wrap, but it's a good film if you take it for what it is & appreciate its weirdness. It's mysterious, eerie, realistic, gives a feeling of isolation, and the soundtrack matches to perfection. Jonathan Rhys Meyers once again flaunts his skills as a stunning villain, it's worth it just to watch him in action. A little blood & violence, nice acting, good ending.

The movie reminded me of the inner mind of a deranged schizophrenic. Nothing but one long paranoia trip. Jonathan Rhys Meyers portrays the dangerous bad boy of a young girl's dreams and a mother's nightmares. Weird, intriguing but kind of slow or pointless nonetheless.

This movie is a must see for all thriller fans out there. Madeleine Stowe does a superb job as a frantic and determinedmother trying to locate and save her daughter from a bizzare cult. The movie is full of twists and turns throughout, Origniallyreleased in Germany under the Title Octane it is well worth the time to watch this movie you will not be disappointed

I saw this movie a long time ago and have been looking for it for years. What a treat to see Norman Reedus and Jonathan Rhys Myers in the same film.

A bit slow and long drawn, but fine otherwise. I also like its more reality based as well. ;) Great twist at the ending too with a great cast!

Good film, but was disappointed to learn that OCTANE and PULSE are the same film so i have two now.

i expected more when i heard about this movie and saw previews. i found this movie to drag on a little bit to much and got boring. im not saying it didnt have its moments but they were far and few inbetween. a movie i would definatly say rent before you buy.

Pulse vous entraine des le début et ne vous lache plus.Ambiance fantastique,psycadélique.Le tout se passe sur l'autoroute,la nuit.Les acteurs sont parfaits.Madeleine Stowe(l'armée des 12 singes)Jonathan Rhys Meyers(les Tudors)Bijou philips(Bully)et Norman Reedus(the Walking Dead).Le tout est un thriller tourné sur les autoroutes Luxembourgeoise,ça c'est bluffant,on se croirait aux Etats Unis.Donc une mere ramene sa fille de chez son pere qui en avait la garde pour le week end,ils ont six cents kilometres à faire pour rentrer.Et il va leur arriver des choses bizares.Le film est vraiment bien fait.Mieux que je ne puis le décrire.en tout les cas à découvrire.

Une mère et sa fille rentrent chez elles en voiture. En chemin, sur l'autoroute, elles croisent le chemin de gens étranges. Et puis l'adolescente disparait. Et le cauchemar commence pour la mère qui se rend compte que la police n'est pas la police, et qu'il se passe des choses vraiment bizarres sur cette autoroute. Je ne vous gâcherait pas la suite du film en donnant plus de détails. Sachez que l'ambiance est vraiment étouffante (le film est tourné de nuit!) et l'impression d'oppression est réelle. Si l'intrigue prend son temps pour s'installer, la mise en scène devient vite nerveuse et les acteurs sont bien choisis, en particulier les deux héroines. Un film bien fait, qui fait son petit effet, oscillant entre thriller et horreur.

bit of an odd ball movie. was good for what it was but glad I didn't pay a lot of money for it. norman reedus fans might be disappointed with limited screen time he has.