Ripstein allows long stretches to go by in near-silence, gradually letting the tension build as the SUV travels farther south, deeper into potentially dangerous territory.

Boasting a bitter little kick to its ending, 600 Miles otherwise does not reinvent the wheel, but keeps it firmly steady, hands at ten and two.

600 Miles doesn't generate the level of nail-biting suspense one expects here, languishing in lengthy driving scenes and other bits of mundane storytelling.

It avoids being explanatory, but the brief strokes that it outlines make it possible to get closer to its characters... [Full review in Spanish]