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10 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
Uninspiring, amateurish, meandering and incompetent drivel., 28 May 2002
Author: Noel Bailey (uds3@hotmail.com) from Longmont: Colorado US

Known most everywhere as ROAD RAGE (the better title!) this is one downmarket clunker of a movie. You know you're in trouble with ANY flick that proclaims on the cover "In the tradition of"....in this case DUEL and GONE IN 60 SECONDS. It has no claims to lay against EITHER, although DUEL was obviously its inspiration!

Casper Van Dien plays an irritating and one-dimensional limo driver who "rescues" (if you can call getting punched in the mouth and head-butted..."rescuing") undergrad Sonia (Danielle Brett) from an encounter with a creep of a boyfriend. En route home, he inadvertently cuts off a four wheel drive truck which starts up a DUEL type chase through freeway traffic. The film blew its entire production on the first 20 minutes, although the majority of "action" is in the form of swerving vehicles rather than any heavy duty fender-bending!

From this point on, the flick is little better than a home movie. Miss Brett, looking amazingly like a young Ally Sheedy (but without the talent) is beyond irritating! Her dialog with Van Dien is at pre-school level and the film steadlily degenerates into an insultingly stupid and amateurish piece of film-making.

The final "plunge off a "hill" is so woefully executed, the average viewer will simply hit the reject button - if they haven't already done so an hour earlier!

Could easily have terminated Van Dien's career!

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9 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
No redeeming value., 2 September 2004

Author: jannagal from michigan

Here's a movie that's hard to watch, but easy to review.

Acting = so wooden that it stinks. Likeability of characters = so self-centered that they stink. Story = so derivative and transparent that it stinks. Plot = so predictable that it stinks. Writing/dialog = not good enough to stink. Action scenes = so ridiculous that they stink.

A few people rated this movie a "10". I think they must include the director, producers, actors, maybe even the electricians who worked on this movie. But they must have had a few drinks, or no conscience when they voted.

2 stars out of 10(3 stars if you've had a few drinks, or no conscience.).

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7 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
Very poor acting, 26 September 2001
Author: wynkerts from Boston, MA

I came across this film today on HBO, and what stood out was the ghastly acting by the cast, especially the girl in the car. The actress (Danielle Brett) is terrible in her expressions and the emotions displayed are so unconvincing. The dialogs between the driver and the girl are ridiculous and lame. The scene when they stop at the police station, and try to explain the situation is infuriating. The cop was trying hard to act unhelpful.

The car chase scenes were fine, but the hammy acting actually irritates the viewer. The kind that puts one in a bad mood.

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
We have proof that Hollywood is on Crack, 5 June 2005

Author: kms-6 from Michigan

Pathetic doesn't begin to describe this drivel. There is nothing plausible nor believable in this crap. If I were one of the 'actors' (hah!) in this bomb, I'd change my name AND commit suicide.

Here are a few reasons to poke your eyes out, instead of watching this P.O.S.:

1) You'll see vehicles engulfed in flames still driving perfectly. 2) You'll see vehicles involved in crashes that magically aren't damaged in the next scene. 3) You'll see flying trucks still manage to drive perfectly after smashing to the ground (don't you wish yours could... AFTER ONLY HITTING A POTHOLE!!!) 4) You'll hear some of the most moronic dialogue ever to be recorded. They should have kept their mouths shut. Now these poor idiots couldn't even get a job doing voice-overs.

If you see this poorest-excuse-for-a-movie in your TV listings, and have nothing else to watch, consider watching the water going down the bowl in your toilet. Trust me, you'll enjoy it more.

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8 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
Awe-struck. Completely, utterly, awe-struck..., 16 November 2003
Author: SnacksForAll from San Diego, CA

Well, what can I say? Without getting too negative here, I'll say that I should have known better when I saw the name SIDNEY J. FURIE (the "director" of the inexcusably awful SUPERMAN IV) pop up in the opening credits. I guess it's my fault that I lost nearly two hours of my life watching "Road Rage."

I've never been in film school, but even I, a layman, can confidently judge the direction of this film as nearly non-existent and completely third-rate (and that's being nice). I won't go in to how bad the dialogue, script, and plot were, because clearly the people responsible for this film have no business being responsible for films. This film, in my opinion, is beyond conventional criticism. If Francis Ford Coppola makes a bad film, you give him a bad review, because you expect better from him. This is not the case here; it is evident that the filmmakers, bless them, just do not belong in their industry.

The acting is beyond subpar -- I even expected a bit more from Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers). With actors of his variety, however, his performance depends on the guidance of the director, and accordingly, he is completely lacking in Road Rage (to put it mildly). Annoying and hollow would be other words. His leading lady, beautiful and somewhat likable at the start of the film, blows her performance overacting -- which isn't always a terrible thing, but getting away with "overacting" requires knowing something about "regular" acting in the first place. The only decent acting came from the three jocks in the truck. You will grimace and groan through the entire picture. Completely painful.

This may sound dramatic, but ROAD RAGE ruined my Saturday night, and has no redeeming qualities (save, perhaps, for the good looks of the two leads). Disjointed, confused, contrived, and completely lacking in any of the ingredients necessary for creating a suspenseful atmosphere in what is supposed to be a "Suspense" film, ROAD RAGE is definitely one you should give a miss.

A note to Casper Van Dien: since I liked you in Starship Troopers, I'll pretend I didn't see this.

Avoid at all costs!

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Another DUEL copy., 7 May 2002
Author: mack3175 from Metairie, Louisiana

I understand that a lot films where inspired from Duel, such has Breakdown and Joyride . But those films faired better. This film was badly acted all over. Casper Van Dien plays a limo driver, who gives a young women a ride home, after she had a fight with her boyfriend. While he's driving her home, he unwittingly cuts off a truck driver in traffic. The driver takes offense, starts menacing them on the highway. It starts turning into a game of cat and mouse. This film started out good. The chase scence on the highway was good. But has the film went on it became less interesting. After a while I was becoming bored with this film. Casper Van Dien could be a good actor he just needs to pick a good acting role. Danielle Bret was also bad in this movie. For some viewers, If you want to see a good road suspence movie. Then see the film that started it all DUEL.

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5 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Can I Have My Money Back Please..AND My Time??!!!, 25 September 2003
Author: (midnitecruiser494@yahoo.com) from Philadelphia, PA

Man, this movie was TERRIBLE! This one caught my eye on the shelf at Hollywood Video and it looked like a decent action film (I've always been a die-hard fan of chase movies). Boy, was I wrong! The acting by everybody involved in this waste of cellulite being AWFUL was bad enough, but the plot was just downright laughable! The best scene was in the beginning where Van Dien and Danielle Brett (my two-year old niece could have done a better acting job than her) cut off the black pickup truck on the highway, but after that the entire movie just spirals downward!

How ironic that the truck that Van Dien (Jim) happens to cut off on the freeway JUST HAPPENS to contain the ex-boyfriend of Danielle Brett's character, who we see having an argument with at the start of the movie. The funny thing is, the entire truck has tinted windows, so the driver or occupants in the truck aren't visible, at least not until 45 minutes later! Yeah, right!

From there, we see the whole remainder of the movie with the two leads being chased by three jocks in that black pickup. Even the one brief love scene that I saw lasted one minute before the black truck interrupted it when it came crashing through the structure that those two were in as a hideout! The hideout, conveniently enough, came complete with a couch for those two to lay on! Give me a break!

Then there's the fat jock who was so worried that his truck (which he BUILT BY HAND!) was going to get smashed up and destroyed during the chase (um..WHICH IT DID!), that he kept on telling the ex-boyfriend driver to "Be careful" and to "Watch out!" I think I was on the floor howling with laughter during these scenes! I guess he never expected any of that to happen when you embark on a TWO DAY CAR CHASE after your ex-girlfriend and her new "beau." In addition, why did he let the jerk not only use it for inevitable mass destruction, but even DRIVE it in the first place?

Many other people who reviewed this sorry excuse for a movie know how it ends. Not me. Sorry, but I couldn't tell anybody how it ended, even if I wanted to. I got so disgusted with this movie that I only watched the first half of it. I couldn't stand it any more. I turned off the VCR and put the tape back in the case and returned it the next day. HECK, I DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER REWINDING IT! For me, that's never happened! Being a fan of bad movies, I never have any difficulty in watching a bad movie all the way to the end. But I've never seen one as intolerable as this one. So, that said, this one could classify as REALLY, REALLY BAD! It was just too stupid for my tastes! I can truly say that it was the worst hour I've ever spent!

Do yourselves a favor and avoid this one at all costs! You'll find two hours in a dentist's chair a more exciting adrenaline rush than this stinker!

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5 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
This movie is horrible., 1 June 2002
Author: redderin from Knoxville, TN, USA

I am currently being forced to watch this horrid film. I can not imagine where they found these actors. They are so bad. The dialog is ridiculous, as well. The truck driving down the road on fire is slightly funny, but not enough to watch the movie for.

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Only two good things about this movie, 17 September 2001
Author: Memlets from Florida

If it weren't for Caspar Van Dien's two big blue eyes, there would be absolutely nothing worth seeing in this movie.

Van Dien plays Jim, a limo driver who rescues a pretty young woman, Sonia, from the angry boyfriend she's just broken up with, and offers her a ride home in his non-limo personal car.

Out on the freeway, he carelessly cuts in front of a big black pick-up truck, causing the truck to spin out. Despite the heavy traffic, no one is hurt. Jim drives on. But soon the truck comes roaring up behind them, and from there the movie is basically one long nearly non-stop car chase mixed with some nitwit dialog.

Throughout the movie, many dozens of other drivers are forced to swerve to avoid being killed by this car chase. Yet evidently not one of them has a cell phone to call the police. (Jim had a cell phone, but it was "new," he said, explaining why it wasn't working.)

Not to mention -- where are the police or even traffic-report helicopters to pick up on this extended car chase?

So, what do we have in "Road Rage"? We have a car chase, some brainless dialog, and zero suspense.

Oh -- and Caspar Van Dien's very big blue eyes.

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
This movie should be called "Come On!", 17 March 2005

Author: Briny_Marlin from United States

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

For a lot of reasons. For one, I think the phrase was uttered about 1600 times in 90 minutes. For another, it's the appropriate viewer reaction. This is going on my list of "So bad they're good" movies. Very fun to watch and pick apart. The whole movie is one long chase scene, with a bunch of 30-somethings who are supposed to be in high school (college?) spouting absurd one-liners. The pacing, dialog and plot are horrible, the two trucks spin some cookies in a field going about 5 MPH, then Casper says something like "Wow, that's a pretty view." and the girl says something like "It would be prettier if those guys weren't trying to KILL US!" Couple more cookies, then Casper: "Hey do you think you'd go out with me sometime?" Girl: "Sure, I will, if those guys don't KILL US!" Cut to bad guys: "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, go, go , go, go, go, f*&%!" Cut back to good guys: Casper (spinning steering wheel): "Hey you think you'd like to live on a farm someday?" Girl: "Sure, if those guys don't KILL US!" Wow. Casper is NOT worried about it. After all, he has an Armani suit! The bad guys drive about 6 different trucks. They are supposed to be the same truck, but one is a crew cab, with the fat guy in the back seat, the others are regular, with all three bad guys in the front. Hilarious. You must see this movie. 10 out of 10! Watch for the camera crews in the shots. Dialog at my house. Wife: "You want some dinner now?" Me: "Sure, if this movie doesn't KILL US!"

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