And for the first 45 minutes or so, he succeeds in spades.
The film revolves around three U.S. Border Patrol agents manning a checkpoint on a sleepy backroad.
As far as Flores is concerned, the more uneventful, the better.
Credit: Phyllis Kwedar
But Hobbs pulls rank and begins to mess with the driver.
Shots are fired, drugs are found, and chaos ensues, pitting the three officers against one another.
If it sounds like Im dishing out spoilers, its all in the films trailer.
What isntand what shouldnt beis what happens next.
And I wish I could say that it was as suspenseful as Kwedars set-up.
Instead,Transpecosloses steam, downshifting into a meandering string of bad (and not entirely believable) decisions.
The performances are all solid, especially Luna.
