While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to a hitchhiker. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim successfully throws him out of the car. This sets off a chain of events that will change all of their lives forever.
Acting
Sean Bean's unnerving politeness makes him terrifying.
Cinematography
Rain-slicked highways and desolate neon look gorgeous.
Practical Effects
That truck sequence hits different with real metal crunching.
Director
Dave Meyers
Sean Bean
John Ryder
Sophia Bush
Grace Andrews
Zachary Knighton
Jim Halsey
Neal McDonough
Lieutenant Esteridge
Kyle Davis
Store Clerk
Danny Bolero
Officer Edwards
Jeffrey Hutchinson
Young Father
Travis Schuldt
Harlan Bremmer Jr.
Yara Martinez
Beth
Lauren Cohn
Marlene
Damon Carney
Negotiator
Michael J. Fisher
Transport Guard #2
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a remake of the 1986 Rutger Hauer cult classic, which critics actually preferred. Hauer allegedly refused to cameo.
Director Dave Meyers was primarily known for music videos—this explains the slick, MTV-style visuals that aged like a 2007 MySpace layout.
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