Joyride (John Dahl, USA, 2001) August 16, 2006
Posted by Daniel Stephens in : Horror, 2000s, Film reviews, Action/Adventure, Thriller/Suspense , trackbackDir. John Dahl; screenplay Clay Tarver, J.J. Abrahams; starring Steve Zahn, Pete Walker
John Dahl’s excellent thriller uses some old-style Hollywood techniques to make its suspense really work, building real psychological terror on the similar premise that Steven Spielberg’s Duel and Robert Harmon’s The Hitcher used so expertly. Both previous films are slightly better examples of the genre, but Dahl updates the story for the 21st century audience, making for what is a very stylised, edgy thriller with excellent direction and some surprisingly good performances.
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