Breakdown

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Online A Firmly gripping despite taking place in broad daylight. An effective thriller built on a simple storyline. Certain shots and moments have stuck with me over the years, and upon re-viewing it stood the test of time. It's a very good movie that does more with less. One of my favorites in the genre. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review Birithivy Y Breakdown - 10/10. Decided to watch this, considering that everyone is saying that Vidaamuyarchi is going to be a remake of this film. And I’m glad I watched this, because, it’s a fantastic movie! Super shocked this didn’t do as well as I thought it would’ve at the box office, but who cares! This a mystery thriller that just so happens to be a horror movie in circumstance. Whatever horror stories you can think of in terms of being stranded in a desert highway, and being kidnapped when trying to get help, then that’s the gist of this film. Kurt Russell (we really need to put more respect on that man’s name cause he’s fantastic here) is an everyday man who is thrust into a horrible situation here, dealing with his wife being taken away when he thought a truck driver was trying to assist the two while being stranded roadside. Honestly, its the trust he puts on this total stranger that is the most baffling thing about this movie (but I guess its a 90’s thing cause no way in hell would I or many others trust a stranger just like that). What ensues is a deadly and entertaining cat and mouse game of this man trying with all the will in his soul to get his wife back to safety. What I love about this movie is that it gradually gains tension and suspense. As it does, it shifts gears (no pun intended) from mystery to thriller. Its a damn shame Jonathan Mostow’s career kinda got derailed by Terminator 3 (I liked it for its ending, but I could see why it caused a downward trajectory for him), because he knows exactly how to exact great tension from the story. If Vidaamuyarchi is half as good as this, I’ll be happy! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/05/24 Full Review Christopher J a great thriller movie with great performances from kurt russell and jt walsh Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Jacob B Living up to its reputation as "the best thriller you've never seen", Breakdown manages to balance both suspense and some genuinely thrilling, well-directed action with some really amazing stunts with a good performance from Kurt Russell as more of an everyman rather than a big macho action hero and some memorably despicable villains (must...resist...urge...to...make...Lost...joke...at...that...asshole...Earl's...expense) resulting in a truly underrated film from the guy who would go on to direct Terminator 3. Quite the difference in quality, huh? People might not agree with Chris Stuckmann's changes to his movie reviews but if I didn't stick around, I never would've heard of this movie. He is still good for something. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Blu B An Action Thriller Classic. You think looking at it that this is just a generic run of the mill thriller that's maybe a step above made for TV type stuff. It's such a big suprise how very well made it is all aorund. It always stays focused on Kurt who does a great job in this despite having such a simple character to work with. The villians are good also though there isn't much depth to any of them and the can feel like there jus sort of there. The wife is ok and is kind of just there as well, but everyone else does a pretty good job. The stunts are really good and memorable. It takes lots of twists and turns and if there is one problem I can point too here, it's the fact it never really has a plot twist or goes to explain "Why" she is taken. It explains why kind of but it's very surface level stuff and it builds up quite well, but relies on an action payoff rather than a Hitchcock style plot twist which with so many twists and turns you think there will be something twisted like Wicker Man type stuff and there just isn't. It's 100% straight forward. Though it's so well made it doesn't matter. Anyone who is a fan of any actors in this, the director, thrillers, or action-thrillers will like this. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review hardy c Outstanding film and the very definition of THRILLER! Russell once agains hits it out of the park, JT Walsh is as bad as they get and Mostow did a sensation directing job. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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