Scenic Route

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Bev D @Bev.Doomer Jun 15, 2026 I stumbled across this and wasn't sure what to expect but it is a suspenseful movie that will leave you thinking for days. Definitely worth the watch!! See more Jeremy A @RT36671323 Oct 29, 2024 This was a very good stuck in the desert. The end was cool. 4* See more Susan W @Suebonnet Jan 1, 2024 I loved this movie even though it haunted me for days...it still does. The twisty ending did me in. See more Jun 20, 2022 I am not a fan of Josh Duhamel, so I went into this film preparing to be disappointed in everything. I was wrong. Scenic Route is a great film held together by both Duhamel and Dan Fogler, and gives you both feelings of hope and despair the moment a few minutes into the film when the car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. The tension between the two builds, which can also be said for the film as it's a long downward spiral until about the very end. Just watch this film and see what happens. See more Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 Oct 17, 2021 Extreme circumstances that never drive their characters to the absolute extreme. While it's probably for the best and more believable as it is, it's not the most entertaining thing to watch but the end is kinda good. See more Ronald H @RT44372985 Sep 20, 2021 Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler both turn in good performances in this "buddy trip gone bad" story. Mitchell (Duhamel) and Carter (Fogler) are in the middle of Death Valley in Carter's ratty old pickup truck when they have a breakdown. The reason for their trip is unclear. It seems to mostly be about Mitchell wanting a temporary escape from his tedious life of work, marriage, and child raising. Carter is a slacker, an unemployed writer. The two are obviously old friends. They talk a lot about life choices, jabbing and insulting other as old friends do. When the breakdown happens, things get strange. First of all, it appears that Carter deliberately sabotaged the truck. Why? A couple of cars pass by, but for reasons left unsaid here, the two don't get help. And of course there's no cell signal at their location. With the two having no water and no food, the middle section of the film is typical survivalist fare. But the final act picks up momentum rapidly and leads to an ambiguous ending—an appropriate one. I can't consider this to be a great movie, but it does have its merits. Both actors throw themselves into their parts. These guys definitely earned their paychecks. The cinematography of the endless, bleak desert is moody and effective. And the ending, while not giving us any closure, is pretty clever. Worth a watch. See more Read all reviews

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