https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzUFCQ-P1Zg
After 14 years, BMW Films is back with another short film, The Escape, directed by Neill Blomkamp, again with Clive Owen as the lead. Via BMW’s blog:
The car Owen drives in this new short is the brand-new G30 BMW 540i M Sport. It’s an interesting choice of car for BMW, as it could have gone with the range-topping M550i with the 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8. Instead, it went for the car that would actually serve better as a getaway car, as the lighter-nosed 540i, and its brilliant B58 turbocharged I6 engine, would handle better. It also looks damn good doing it and, according to our pal Matt Mullins, it handles really damn well.
Without giving away too much, the story centers around a young girl simply named “Five”, played by Fanning, who is the subject of seemingly illegal experiments. With the FBI cracking down on the company responsible for such experiments, Owen’s nameless transporter was hired to get Five out of there. Then, the action ensues.
Cars smash, bullets fly and helicopters burn. It’s a proper action movie with sequences that would embarrass some big-budget feature-length films. The driving also seems genuine and not too forced or fake, as Owen gets stuck behind a bit of traffic and encuonters a few obstacles along the way. It’s not the typical car chase where the other cars on the road are spaced perfectly apart for the hero to effortlessly swerve in and out. Stunt Coordinator Guy Norris, who previously worked on the stunts for the incredibly impressive Mad Max: Fury Road, did an excellent job of making the action fast-paced, adrenaline-filled and also realistic. It’s a genuinely fun film to watch.