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Joy Ride (2001)
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Joy Ride follows the familiar conventions of road-movie thrillers with enough vitality to make everything old seem new again. A confirmed master of neo-noir suspense, director John Dahl (Red Rock West, The Last Seduction) sets a consistent tone of humor and horror as Lewis (Paul Walker) and his black-sheep brother Fuller (Steve Zahn) drive from Salt Lake City to pick up Lewis's friend Venna (Leelee Sobieski) in Boulder, Colorado. En route, they play a practical joke via CB radio, inviting vengeful terror as an unseen trucker (voiced with exquisite menace by Silence of the Lambs villain Ted Levine) pursues them...
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Joy Ride Movie Review by Zara  (5/3/2007) |
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I had high hopes for this movie. I like Steve Zahn and I like looking at Paul Walker. And occasionally Leelee spits out a good performance. But for all of the good tension that is built up in the beginning, the movie quickly devolves into something generic and predictable, offering nothing special.
Until you get to the...
(complete Joy Ride review by Zara)
| Joy Ride Movie Review by Chris (11/15/2008) |
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'Joy Ride' is an acceptable thriller from directer John Dahl. At times it can be funny and goofy, but other times the suspense and scares really get kicking in. A sequel to the film was just released, of course it was straight to DVD but I still have it and I liked this film enough to see how anyone can continue it. Paul...
(complete Joy Ride review by Chris)
| Joy Ride Movie Review by Joe (8/10/2006) |
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The concept: well thought-out. The acting: pretty up to par. The action: good, all in all. The ending: HORRIBLE.
Joy Ride, which was directed by John Dahl (Rounders, Unforgettable) and co-written by J.J. Abrams ("Lost," "Alias") had a decent plot. Two brothers from the wrong side of the streets: the twice-incarcerated...
(complete Joy Ride review by Joe)
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