Saturday, October 19, 2019

Movie review: MegaTruckers

 
 Familiar with trucks from a young age, Jon Kelly has built a unique family business hauling the largest, most cumbersome loads through the Australian wilderness. MegaTruckers follows Jon and his crew as they tackle some of the largest, most difficult loads ever seen using a stable of gleaming trucks.

Hauling large loads through less than hospitable environments is often a feat of engineering itself. Combining big rigs and large loads only makes the story better. On that front, MegaTruckers does a pretty good job with a fair amount of detail regarding the freight and how it is handled. At the same time, being  a Reality TV series, MegaTruckers has a bit of drama and dives into the personal lives of the drivers and Jon. Thankfully the drama is kept to a reasonable level leaving most of the focus on the trucks.

Acting, such as it is in a Reality TV series, was decent. Jon seemed to be the only one, or one of two maybe, that seemed to be playing to the camera at times and appeared to overact intentionally.

Camera work and narration is good. Interjection of graphics to provide detail fits pretty well in the series. Dialogue appears mostly unscripted and realistic. Sound is handled well.

If you like trucks as I do, you should enjoy this one with the heavy loads and impressive stable of trucks Jon uses in the business. Those looking for more drama than driving may be disappointed with this one.

Nothing here to limit audience age.

Released: 2012
Reviewed: 10.19.19
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Reality TV, Australian Reality TV, Reality TV Series

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