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Breakdown (1997)
A
cross-country trip. An unexpected breakdown. The trap
has been set.
Director: Jonathan Mostow, rated R for kidnapping, violence, language
  Starring:
Kurt Russell, J. T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, M. C. Gainey, Jack
Noseworthy, Rex Linn, Ritch Brinkley
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"My
wife, where is she?" -
Jeff Taylor
Why watch this?
Most folks assume the best in people. This illustrates the opposite
of that.
Plot Summary: A
middle-aged couple, Jeff and Amy, are driving across the desert
southwest. Their car breaks down. A trucker happens along and
offers to take Amy to the nearest phone while Jeff stays with
the vehicle. She never makes it. This sets in play a frantic
search by Jeff, who is just a regular guy, to find his abducted
wife... and the clock is ticking.
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Dad's Preview:
You're on vacation and your car breaks down. Help arrives and the
next thing you know, your wife is missing. It's every traveler's
worse nightmare. This film on that very topic is a tight, tense thriller.
Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan
are perfect as a middle aged couple traveling West. Russell is
such a convincing actor. However, the most memorable
performances are given by the creepy J. T. Walsh and M. C. Gainey, who
both
excel as the flick's psychotic kidnappers. |
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Dino De
Laurentiis Co., Spelling
Films;
Paramount Pictures
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