“Nightride” (**1/2 out of four) was an audaciously done melodrama shot in a single one take showing an underworld dealer (Moe Dunford) out for a long drive in the twilight hours of the night about to make one more deal before he leaves his criminal life behind and attempts to go straight but the night has twists and turns that make this anything but easy. As a film experiment- it is highly impressive with dazzling mood and style. As a vehicle for star Dunford- it works as he definitely holds the screen. As a drama and suspense thriller- it never really delivers, holding you in its grip but never shifting into high-gear. Still overall worth watching. Film definitely shows the influence of director Michael Mann (“Collateral” especially) so much so that characters cite his films in the middle.