Review: a duel in the desert
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2012
Set amongst a drug deal gone bad, Throttle is a story of a father-son relationship. Vince, president of a motorcycle gang and survivor of Vietnam, has seen his son, Race, for what he is and for what he could have been. Race, always on the outside of his dad's affection, is a socio  pathetic loner.The truck driver is a victim of Race's inability to feel empathy and his inability to possess a moral conscious. The truck driver has seen his daughter go from honor roll student to meth addict and to ultimately being killed by Race over a few dollars. The truck driver makes a conscious choice to destroy those who destroyed his daughter.Ultimately, it is a duel in the desert; truck vs motorcycle gang. While at times the story will remind the reader of Sons of Anarchy and Matheson's Duel, it will also remind the reader of the frailty of human relationships (albeit, somewhat perverse at times).