Breakdown

Rating:
Summary: Hitchcockian Style Thriller
Review: This is one of the best movies that Kurt Russell or Kathleen Quinlan have done. Both are great in their roles here and fans of either will want to see this movie. With the support from J.T. Walsh, M.C. Gainey, and Jack Noseworthy it becomes an excellent thriller. Not only a good cast, but an excellent story with twists and turns that keep you off balance. The message of be very careful who you take a ride from comes across strongly.

Fans of movies like "Road Games" and "The Vanishing" should love it. The acting really carries this movie, but the directing, sets, music and rest are first rate. Look for an impressive Chameleon part by one of the bad guys. As the plot unfolds we are amazed at how far things have gone. I had not seen this in several years so when I recently bought it I was pleasantly surprised when I viewed it again. Fans of thrillers like "Kiss the Girls" and "Along Came a Spider will probably like it.

The DVD is super quality and reasonably priced. The picture and sound quality are as good as any. No great extras, but the movie alone is worth the price.

Rating:
Summary: An underated masterpiece.
Review: Road movies are a favourite type of movie for me and "Breakdown" just has to be one of my favourites. I just came across this in the shops and I took a look at it and from what I seen on the back cover it looked great. The story is all about Jeff and Amy (played by Kurt Russell who did a great job and Katherine Quninlan) and they are on their travels on the road. But their car suddenly runs out of gas. A truck passes by and stops, he offers to give Amy a lift and to take her to a restaurant and call for a to-truck. She accepts while Jeff stays to watch the car, but he soon finds out the problem with the car and heads for the restaurant, but when he gets there Amy or the truck driver are nowhere to be found, and a huge search is on, but it gets dangerous. Filled with lots of suspense and danger, with great performances all around. It comes to a brilliant climax, were there is a car chase on the highway, which ends on a bridge. A definate road movie for those lovers or Kurt fans.

Rating:
Summary: Exceptional thriller
Review: A husband and wife (Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan) suffer car trouble while driving through the deserts of the Southwest. When the wife disappears mysteriously, it is up to Russell to find and rescue her. The frightening plausibility of this scenario is often undercut by the more conventional action movie elements that creep in, but it remains a nail-biting thrill ride that kept me on the edge of my seat right up until the end. Talented character actors J.T. Walsh, M.C. Gainey, and Jack Noseworthy demonstrate that, when it comes to fear-inducing film antagonists, ghosts, monsters and aliens have nothing on a band of mean-spirited, sociopathic rednecks with sleazy motives.