Punishment (aka Nobody Gets Out Alive / Down the Road) is a 2013 American indie horror film directed by Jason Christopher.
Hunter Isth has his life turned upside down when his young daughter is killed by a drunk teenage driver. In mourning, depression, and anger, Hunter disappears and is rumored to have moved away from Braiden Woods.
As years go by, Hunter and his devastating story evolve into a myth, a myth that many consider being just that, until a group of partying teenagers are brutally murdered one by one…
Special Features
- Outtakes & Bloopers
- Director & Producer Commentary
- The making of ‘PUNISHMENT’ featurette
Review
"In his feature film debut Christopher does an admirable job of creating a compelling, straightforward look at the torment of one man and how it manifests through his murderous acts in Down the Road. Gallagher as Isth delivers a strong performance as the film's villain although the ultimate showdown between him and one of the survivors left me a little underwhelmed. Christopher, though, managed to work through the downplaying of the final showdown between good and evil by giving a great twist ending that definitely felt like an homage to some of the great slasher films of the 70s and 80s.
Most of the victims Christopher assembled for Down the Road were pretty much what you'd expect on the independent level of cinema. As our lead, Dance does a decent enough job carrying the film, and the rest of the group of teenagers deliver serviceable performances, but I think I would have enjoyed the overall film more had there been some stronger actors put into the key roles (Gallagher being exempt from that- he's great here).
The cinematography work by Joseph Hennigan in Down the Road is some really great stuff as he found a way to make even the serenest of setting crawl underneath your skin, and the score by Gene Micofsky was definitely refreshing work as well…overall for a micro-budget indie horror flick, Down the Road is definitely one of the stronger films I've seen this year." Dread Central