The film follows Ben, a hitman on his last job who is forced to partner with the young and psychotic Morris on the road to his three targets.
Plot
A hitman named Ben and his young and psychotic partner Morris are sent on a mission to go to the house of Budoy and Kato. When Ben and Morris arrive, they quietly invade Budoy and Kato's house and silently kill the sleeping mother, thinking this is the best way to die. Afterwards, they look at the sleeping children and decide to spare them. As they return to their car, a stubborn Morris returns to the house, alerting the children to wake up, and forces the former and Ben to kill the children. Ben regrets killing the children because of Morris' stubbornness.
The next day, Ben dreams of his son's death as he is finding out who was responsible for killing his son. Meanwhile, Colonel gives Ben one last job to kill Tatang before he can escape. Meanwhile, Morris recounts his flashback story of his father teaching him how to use a .38 Caliber revolver. Morris sees two people staring at him, so he attempts to kill them, but Ben stops Morris and knocks him unconscious. Ben arrives at Tatang's place and reluctantly tries to kill him (as ordered by the Colonel), but fails and decides to save him.
Ben retires as a hitman by leaving his gun in the church. Meanwhile, Tatang orders Botod and his gang to kill Ben and Morris, forcing them to fight back. Morris manages to kill Botod and saves Ben. However, he blames Ben for trying to get themselves killed. A stubborn and psychotic Morris steals Ben's car and kills the two people that he crashed into.
At the end of the movie, Morris tells another flashback story of how a kid killed a clueless child with his father's gun, revealing that he was the one who killed Ben's son. This forces Ben to kill Morris to avenge his son, however, Morris shoots Ben first. Another gunshot was heard and a car was driven away at sunrise. However, it is unknown who was killed and who was driving.
Actor Alvin Anson first revealed plans for a thriller film called Expressway on September 26, 2015, stating that shooting will start in October.[4]
In January 2016, filmmaker Brillante Mendoza stated that the film was included as an entry to the 2nd Sinag Maynila Film Festival, of which he co-founded with Solar Entertainment Corporation head Wilson Tieng.[5][6]
Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a mixed review, stating that the film is "a by-the-numbers noir thriller.... [T]he film could have used a more vivid sense of place. When the inevitable conclusion rolls around, it doesn't pack a wallop so much as a knowing shrug."[2]
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