The Man in the White Van is a Legion M production. For those who don't know, Legion M is a movie production company funded by fans - i.e., people like you or me. I bought into Legion M back during its first round of investments and have participated in multiple rounds since then. So it was cool to watch this film, knowing that my involvement helped make it possible (though to a small degree, of course). This is the third Legion M production I've seen, and it's loosely based on a real-life serial killer in Florida (from the mid/late 70s to the early 80s), but the story here is entirely fictional. It revolved around a character named Annie who is known for exaggerating and having a big imagination. So when she starts to notice a mysterious white van in the area doing things that creep her out, no one seems to believe her. What ends up happening feels like something out of the movie Halloween, with Annie being systematically stalked and terrorized by the mysterious man in the white van. The film does show flashbacks of the man's previous victims, but the main focus of this story is on Annie and her family. While there were multiple nitpicks I had about the film (most occur during the climactic showdown between Annie and The Man), it was still enjoyable enough that even though I had already screened it at home, I wanted to go see it again when it came to theaters, so my son and I went to see it last night (December 15th). The nitpicks remain, but it's still an enjoyable enough way to spend an hour and a half. Madison Wolfe is a good actor; I've liked her ever since being impressed by her performance in The Conjuring 2. Recommended. Video review is available on my YouTube channel.
