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With miscast stars, a ludicrous plot and an obvious twist, Derailed embodies its name all too aptly. Read critic reviews
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Temptation and a difficult home life leave Charles (Clive Owen) open to an affair with Lucinda (Jennifer Aniston), whom he meets during his commute. Both are married with children, and it isn't long before they are together in a sleazy motel. However, a thug named LaRoche (Vincent Cassel) bursts into the room and attacks them, and they can't report it without their families discovering the affair. As if the violation wasn't enough, LaRoche then calls Charles to blackmail him.
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Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Language|Strong Disturbing Violence)
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Genre: Mystery & thriller, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Mikael Håfström
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Producer: Lorenzo di Bonaventura
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Writer: Stuart Beattie
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $36.0M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Weinstein Co.
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Production Co: Di Bonaventura Pictures, Patalex V Productions Limited, Miramax Films
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Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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So I was gonna watch the JCVD thriller called 'Derailed' but after the first five minutes I realised I had the wrong film haha so I stuck with this despite Aniston being involved. Honestly I was pleasantly surprised with this thriller, you don't think its a thriller and you don't see the quite decent twist in the plot, but its actually pretty good. I won't go into the plot for fear of spoiling it but its all about double cross, setups, scams...basically naughty lying laced with blackmail. Bottom line the film is carried by an excellent performance from Cassel who is really quite evil looking and convincingly aggressive. His scrawny frame is deceiving as is his change in character to get into Owen's life which gives him the kind of presence that sends shivers down your spine, the fact that he won't stop makes him nasty and scary. Owen does a good job as the husband in dire straits as he battles against the demands of Cassel's character, he looks the everyman and plays it well. Unfortunately Aniston simply cannot shake her comedic background and just cannot convey a decent performance in drama as far as I'm concerned, she just isn't convincing, purely a TV actor period. For some reason someone thought the casting of 'Xzibit' and 'RZA' was a good move for this film, errrr no, they add nothing in their roles and I don't understand why they were even considered when simple more toned down characters would have been better. And can someone explain to me whenever these 'musicians' are cast in films the end credits always seem to role with a lame rap song? is that part of their deal or something!? completely wrong choice of music for the end credits here, totally ruins the feel. From a slow start which feels like its gonna be crap to a pretty good thriller which does get you involved as the plot gets deeper. I didn't see the plot U-turn and it really makes things interesting as you root for Owen's character, before that its a little annoying as you tend to blame Aniston for his ever mounting problems but after the twist you see why.
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This is quite a great surprise. Exciting And unexpected. Great thriller!
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I can not understand the negative reviews on this movie... it is just a thriller, and delivers everything thriller should have! Yes, there is some old stuff in it but it is well done! Very well directed by the Swedish director Mikael Håfström (for his 2003 movie, Evil, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film), written by Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie (Collateral), and co-starring French actor Vincent Cassel (Ocean's Twelve), who in the movie is the 'rapist'. When you think honestly, everything is in expectations... because this is not an Academy Award film, and most of people expected just that from this director. I can't find it 'derailed' from his style (Vendetta-1995, Days Like This-2001, Evil-2003, Drowning Ghost-2004 and 1408 from 2007) which is not fresh but recognizable! Roger Ebert, a critic from Chicago wrote the following "Clive Owen was my candidate for James Bond, and can play hard and heartless rotters (see "Closer"), but here he is quiet and sad, with a sort of passivity. He lets his face relax into acceptance of his own bad fortune. Jennifer Aniston does that interesting thing of not being a stereotyped sexpot but being irresistibly intriguing. That works with a man like Charles. Happily married, in debt, worried about his daughter and his job, he would be impervious to a sexy slut." Well said... and well done!
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This is a very well done Thriller with the perfect amount of cop/detectives influence. The plot twists are what make this movie a must see because it will get your attention immediately after it starts. You don't expect some of the tragic events happening to a "normal" guy like Clive Owen's character and that's why it gets very interesting. The acting is specially good from Owen, Aniston, and mainly Cassell; the guy steals the show. Owen once again demonstrates he's a very talented actor who can carry the whole movie on his back. The direction is solid and even classy.
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