Those who hesitate to get their driver's license because they view cars as a weapon first and a mode of transportation second will feel validated by Shawn Simmons’ Eenie Meanie. Simmons’ high-octane film focuses on a former getaway driver named Edie (Samara Weaving), who's pulled back onto a road of crime she thought she had exited. Simmons understands the inherent excitement of seeing a car as an instrument of chaos, putting vehicles in places where they shouldn’t be (the lawns of high-rise buildings, the halls of a casino) and watching his characters react to this obstruction in real time. Eenie Meanie operates best when it embraces the mayhem of its vehicular set pieces, but tonal whiplash and hollow characterization off-road the film too many times for it to get fully back on track.

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