Well, how to begin. What do I think about this movie? Not much actually. I'm somewhere in between. I've seen the remake about 3 years ago and decided to give this one a go.

The movie plot is pretty simple. A young guy travels from Chicago to California, driving an expensive car that he must deliver to the real owners. He stops to pick up a hitcher in the middle of the night to keep him company. And that's when it all begins. I won't be more specific because I would spoil the whole fun, which, to be honest, is present throughout some parts of the movie.

The plot is not bad, it has some bright moments, but certain parts of the movie were really unnecessary and hard to believe. The viewers get involved in the story because it is something that might happen to all of us every day. But the action part of the movie unfortunately prevails over its thriller part and what we get in the end is the game of cat and mouse, where the cat is just too omnipresent and all-knowing that sometimes we get irritated and start to ask ourselves, when will it all be over? On screen and in front of it.

The bright part of the movie is Rutger Hauer, who was the perfect choice for the hitcher, with his cold eyes and a face with no emotions. He maybe spoke 10 sentences in the movie, but it was his expression what gave me the tingles and allowed me to rate this movie with a 6.

All in all, this isn't a bad movie, but it lacks credibility and that interesting twist that someone might expect. This is a sunday afternoon/evening movie, a movie which will force you to think twice before making a certain decision.

LovelyT