Sometimes it gets lonely on the road. Sometimes they don’t see people for hundreds of miles, yet they carry cargo for us every day. What do they do in their free time? What do they do when no one is looking while they are alone on the road? If you want what happens behind the scenes on this particular road, then you should check out Rucker.

A friendly documentary about a trucker and his route turns dark when the crew learns about his ex-wife and his addictive devotion to her. Rucker, directed by Amy Hesketh, is an exciting movie. It has a good plot with good motives for their characters. The dialogue has some great moments, and the story carries itself through character building and storytelling. I don’t like that it tries to make me feel bad for a serial killer, which is something that I don’t want to do. It tries to use a lot of sympathies to derive emotion, but it isn’t any sympathy that I like.

Rucker also had a very dark aura on-screen and cinematography. I think that the fantastic scenery present in this film deserves better color. The scenes that take place in the truck at night are spectacular and are the most exciting parts.

The acting is probably the best part. Leif Rucker (Bobby C. King) has two sides to his personality and he does a great job of making both of those characters come to life. He uses his objective as an obsession rather than a goal, and it makes him entertaining to watch. The other lead, Maggie Goodnow (Cheyenna Lee), also does a great job dealing with the situation she is put in. She reacts strangely at certain points and I don’t think it strengthens her character. In fact, it makes her relationships with other characters weaker.

Rucker could have been done better. I believe there are some great things about it, and there are things we’re missing–such as more color and maybe some plot changes. I don’t know what the genre I’d call this, but regardless, Rucker is not your typically slasher-esqe film, but it is decent and could be fun to watch with your friends. If you like good acting and a very messed up plot, then you should check out Rucker.

3 out of 10