For some unspecified reason (but perhaps it has something to do with nearby Area 51) the trucks begin to have a life of their own: they move on their own, have intelligence and aggression.
But not only the "real" trucks, even the toy ones!
A group of people seek safety in a service area, which becomes their ghetto.
Remake of Thrill by Stephen King, is a TV movie with few means and few ideas.
Some bizarre and demented gimmicks, such as that of the toy truck that kills a mailman, showing some strength and viciousness (and the stupidity of the gentleman in question who does basically nothing to save himself), could have made the film somewhat sympathetic. But they are few and connected with each other by a low pace and a certain tedium.
However, there were perhaps some serious intentions on the part of the film's screenwriter.
The ghettoized are very different characters: a traumatized widower with a dependent child, a 50-year-old hippie philosopher, the terminally ill bartender, a very un-smart truck driver, and others...
However, understanding whether or not there is an underlying logic or metaphor is a very difficult and perhaps futile task.
In any case, as the philosopher says, "It could be the beginning of a new world covered in rust."
Review by Zick
