From the second Oliver (Kyle Gallner) walks into the gas station convenience store in a sleepy Texas town, he catches the eye of Caroline (Samara Weaving). Caroline then proceeds to watch Oliver pull the old change swap con on her boss behind the register, chasing Oliver out of the store to demand the money back. The fact that she picked up on his con so quickly immediately fascinates Oliver and the pair soon start a whirlwind romance across the southern US, escalating crimes up to bank robbery along the way.
I know what you’re thinking, great another Bonnie and Clyde inspired road trip crime spree film, and yes you would be right. But there are a couple of things here at play that elevate Carolina Caroline from being just a retread. The first of which is Samara Weaving. As much as this is a duo streaking across the country, and the chemistry between Gallner and Weaving is clearly evident, its really Samara’s film, as evidenced by the flash forward film opening sequence of her leaving a motel. Director Adam Carter Rehmeier is telling us right up front, its her film.
Things start to spiral and go horribly wrong after a ill-conceived visit to Caroline’s birth mother who abandoned her at birth, a searingly brutal and devastating performance from Kyra Sedgwick. But its the look of pained anguish on Weaving’s face and the crash out that follows that wrenches the scene away, despite all of Sedwick’s ferocity.
- Rated: Unrated
- Genre: crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Release Date: 9/5/2025
- Directed by: Adam Carter Rehmeier
- Starring: Jon Gries, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick, Samara Weaving
- Produced by: Chris Abernathy, Chris Ward, Eric B. Fleischman, Stephen Braun, Tim White, Trevor White
- Written by: Tom Dean
- Studio: Bee-Hive Productions, Create & Complete, FilmNation Entertainment, MacPac Entertainment, Star Thrower Entertainment, The Wonder Company
