I have just watched this film on Channel 4 (they have given us another brilliant film to watch on a Sunday night) and I must say, I loved it. A lot of people have said it wasn’t all that good, so I watched it expecting to turn it off in the first half an hour, but I started to watch it ... Read review
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indebted to Steven Spielberg'sDuelbut more closely resemblesDead Calmin its strengths and weaknesses. Kurt Russell plays a stressed-out husband whose wife (Kathleen Qu...
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Jeff and Amy decide to change their lives, to give it all up and move to California. But ... more
their car breaks down in the middle of the desert.Luckily a truck driver offers to take Amy to the nearest restaurant to call for help. Finally managing to find th...
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indebted to Steven Spielberg'sDuelbut more closely resemblesDead Calmin its strengths and weaknesses. Kurt Russell plays a stressed-out husband whose wife (Kathleen Qu...
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indebted to Steven Spielberg'sDuelbut more closely resemblesDead Calmin its strengths and weaknesses. Kurt Russell plays a stressed-out husband whose wife (Kathleen Quinlan) disappears after their car breaks down in the desert. Tracking down her whereabouts leads to an interstate theft and kidnapping ring, and as Russell pursues--and is pursued by--a vicious redneck played to perfection by J T Walsh (in one of his final film roles), the movie succumbs to several tense but utterly conventional action sequences. That doesn't stop the movie from being an above-average nail-biter. It is so effectively directed by co-writer Jonathan Mostow that even the more surreal situations seem plausible and altogether unsettling. Russell's performance is key to the film's success--he's smart enough to be admirable and we can readily identify with his frustration, confusion and torment. Through him,Breakdowntakes on the edgy quality of a wide-awake nightmare.--Jeff Shannon
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Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
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...a phone call to the breakdown service who can then rescue them and Jeff stays with the truck as he doesn’t want it nicked. However, things don’t quite go to plan.
Jeff manages to fix the truck himself, so goes off to pick up his wife from the bar, only to find shes not there and hasn’t even been there, so where is his wife? Well, I’m not going to spoil the film for you so all I’m going to tell you is that ... ...been captured by a gang who want his money to release them. Kurt doesn’t let go of his money all that easily so does his best to protect his wife and his money at the same time, however, as he discovers, this isn’t to easy.
This film is a non stop rollercoaster of thrills and suspense. You will find yourself captured very quickly wondering what is going to happen next. It’s your typical thriller really, except for ... more
I have just watched this film on Channel 4 (they have given us another brilliant film to watch on a Sunday night) and I must say, I loved it. A lot of people have said it wasn’t all that good, so I watched it expecting to turn it off in the first half an hour, but I started to watch it and didn’t move until it had finished!
The film is actually about a Jeff (Kurt Russel) and Amy Taylor (Kathleen Quinlan) who are making a cross country trip across to californa when they are going to set up home. They own a doughnut shop or something and have quite a bit of money in the bank and the nice car shows it. The car they are in breaks down in the middle of no where and they are ‘rescued’ by a driver of an 18 wheel trucker (J.T Walsh). They decide that Amy should go with the trucker to the nearest bar to make a phone call to the breakdown service who can then rescue them and Jeff stays with the truck as he doesn’t want it nicked. However, things don’t quite go to plan.
Jeff manages to fix the truck himself, so goes off to pick up his wife from the bar, only to find shes not there and hasn’t even been there, so where is his wife? Well, I’m not going to spoil the film for you so all I’m going to tell you is that Kurt is living his worst nightmare and his wife has been captured by a gang who want his money to release them. Kurt doesn’t let go of his money all that easily so does his best to protect his wife and his money at the same time, however, as he discovers, this isn’t to easy.
This film is a non stop rollercoaster of thrills and suspense. You will find yourself captured very quickly wondering what is going to happen next. It’s your typical thriller really, except for one thing, it actually keeps hold of you and ties you down to the seat your sat in! Ok, you know who is doing what, there is no secrecy and you don’t have to work anything out, it’s all placed in front of you but the suspense that the film puts you through definitely makes up for it.
There isn’t really a soundtrack, only the typical ‘danger’ music that was used in lots of the 1980’s films! The plot of the film has been used in other films. I can actually remember a movie that I watched loads when I was a kid about a man being chased in his car by a huge truck but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was called, it must have been made in the 1970’s – 80’s as I was watching it as a little nipper and was born in 1980, if anyone can tell me what it was I’d be very grateful. If you have watched ‘The Vanishing’ then you might think that it’s a little like this film.
This type of film would benefit from the special effects that are used in movies these days, but made back in 1987, it doe’s quite well, there are no big special effects, but this film doesn’t need them, it does well just on its on.
Anyway, I’m rambling now, I would normally write a longer film review than this but I really don’t want to spoil it for you. I’m sure some of you have watched it at the same time as I did, and if your reading this I hope you agree with me. If you missed it and like tense thrillers/action movies then this is one you really should watch and you could probably pick it up in the bargain bucket somewhere and it’s worth a fiver. Take a look on the HMV website for a copy. If you missed it, you should have recorded it!
Advantages: Quite a good suspense film Disadvantages: Same old storyline
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Jeff Taylor (Kurt Russell) and his wife Amy Taylor (Kathleen Quinlan) are on there way to start a new life in Santiago. They face a long journey ahead of them which will take them through many deserted road, across baron countryside until they can reach there destination and a new life. As there journey continues, Jeff accidentally ... ...truck, which soon has repercussions that neither he nor his wife could imagine.
After a short stop at a service area the couple continue with there journey but this soon changes when the jeep they are driving breaks down on the side of a deserted highway in the middle of nowhere. Hot and stranded the couple are beginning to get a little worried, and then a truck driver pulls to the side of the road to help them. Jeff Taylor is convinced that the ...
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Advantages: Great opening that leaves you wanting more Disadvantages: Slow in parts
When I first watched Breakdown I really, really enjoyed it, and thought it was a much better film then some of the negative newspaper reviews gave it credit for. Starring Kurt Russell, Breakdown hurls us into a horrible and frightening scenario right from the off, and cranks up the pressure as the film progresses. The entire film is set in the unforgiving Arizona desert, a lonely and barren place, and a great location for the drama to unfold. Jeff ... ...small diner to call a breakdown service for help. When Amy doesn't return, Jeff gets worried, and, after managing to fix the 'fault' in his car, goes back to the diner to look for his wife. When no one in the diner says they have seen Amy, and the truck driver who gave her the lift swears he has never seen her, Jeff becomes embroiled in a very clever and sophisticated kidnapping plot. It is left up to him Jeff to save his wife.
For me the opening ...
bigmike33 26.09.2006
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Advantages: Tense thriller with lots of action Disadvantages: Takes a while for the plot to get started...
Breakdown isn't as bad as a lot of people make it, out to be it takes while for the plot to pick up, but when it does it makes for a fantastic movie. Kurt Russell stars as Jeff, who is driving with his wife Amy (Kathleen Quinlan) into San Diego, when their car breaks down. After many long hours in the mid-day heat, help comes in the form of a man in his 18 wheeler truck. He offers to take Amy to the neareast phone, while Jeff stays with the car. ...
jaffacakemonster 05.01.2001
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After seeing Volcano and Warriors of Virtue in back to back visits to the movies, I needed a good flick. This movie did not disappoint. After the first typical five slow minutes, this movie really picked up. This movie had action, suspense, and drama. Even though you know who is behind this whole plot, the suspense throughout makes up for it. The best thing about this movie is that it was realistic. As I was sitting there deciding what I would do, ... ...much more realistic can you get! The fact that Kurt did his own stunts in this movie also made it much more believable. The people in the theatre along with myself where so into this movie that we cheered out loud when each of the bad guys got beat. What a feeling. Overall I recommend this movie highly to anyone. It will definitely be worth the trip ...
Andy 06.10.2000
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Advantages: Great acting, understated Disadvantages: The last bit of the ending is too far fetched
A little like "The Vanishing", this film is very thrilling. There are times that I jumped, was sitting on the edge of my seat or wondering what was going to happen next. There were no times that I was bored! This was not a film I wanted to get out at the time, so uninspiring was the blurb on the back. The acting is good, there are some famous faces that, if you don't recognise immediately, you will be srtaining your brain trying to remember where ...
Zahra 27.08.2000
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After their new Jeep conks out on a desolate stretch of Arizona highway, a well-heeled Massachusetts couple accepts the help of a polite and seemingly honest trucker (J.T. Walsh), who drives the wife (Kathleen Quinlan) to a diner while the husband (Kurt Russell) stays behind to protect the vehicle. After saying goodbye, the husband gets two surprises--the Jeep starts, and his wife never actually arrived at the diner. What's more, the trucker doesn't recollect having picked her up at all. This taut suspense film, directed by Jonathan Mostow, is light on special-effects bombasticism and heavy on the old-fashioned Hitchcockian chills.
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After their new Jeep conks out on a desolate stretch of Arizona highway, a well-heeled Massachusetts couple accepts the help of a polite and seemingly honest trucker (J.T. Walsh), who drives the wife (Kathleen Quinlan) to a diner while the husband (Kurt Russell) stays behind to protect the vehicle. After saying goodbye, the husband gets two surprises--the Jeep starts, and his wife never actually arrived at the diner. What's more, the trucker doesn't recollect having picked her up at all. This taut suspense film, directed by Jonathan Mostow, is light on special-effects bombasticism and heavy on the old-fashioned Hitchcockian chills.
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