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"Breakdown" is so plain and blunt that much of it is almost nonverbal, like a spectacular action sequence that follows the Jeep into a raging stream. (Some of the film's stunt work is dazzling.) Episodes like this, and like a furious confrontation at the end of the story, work much better than the inevitable explication of the plot.
Oct 10, 2024 · Directed by Edward Berger. This film, based on Robert Harris’s 2016 thriller of the same title, centers on a British cardinal (a sensational Ralph Fiennes), and a campaign for a new pope. By ...
I think he was a working trucker who gradually developed the crime on the side with his pals. The stuff that the film leaves to the imagination (what they actually did with his wife, how they kidnapped/killed/buried the others, how they became disgruntled with their incomes/boring lives/hatred for tourists and hatched the idea in the first place) I find so eerie and chilling.
May 2, 1997 · Action. 96 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1997. Roger Ebert. May 2, 1997. 4 min read. “Breakdown” is taut, skillful and surgically effective, the story of a man who finds himself trapped in a surrealistic nightmare. The story’s setup is more entertaining than the payoff; as Hitchcock observed, suspense plays better than action.
Oct 18, 2021 · Director Mostow transforms the expansive southwestern desert from a place of rugged beauty to a location of lethal foreboding. The 26th title in the Paramount Presents Blu-ray line features 1080p resolution in the widescreen aspect ratio of 2.39:1. This edition, approved by director Jonathan Mostow, is a remaster from a new 4K scan.
May 2, 1997 · Jeff Taylor (Russell) and his wife Amy (Quinlan) are headed toward a new life in California when their car's engine dies on a remote highway. Amy accepts a ride from a helpful trucker (Walsh) while Jeff waits with the car. But when Jeff shows up at the agreed rendezvous, he finds his wife's not there. The locals aren't talking; the police aren't much help. With no one to turn to, Jeff battles ...
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Breakdown is a 1997 American action thriller film directed and co-written by Jonathan Mostow. It stars Kurt Russell, J. T. Walsh and Kathleen Quinlan. [2] The original music score was composed by Basil Poledouris. The film was produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentiis. Breakdown follows a man and his wife who are driving cross ...
