The Maddening (1995)
4/10
Burt Reynolds has a blank expression in the film, but I don't think that can be helped
29 September 2020
A middle-class couple have a falling out due to his working long hours at work. She (Mia Sara) walks out with their daughter (Kayla Buglewicz) and drives through Florida to get to her sister's but never arrives. Her car breaks down and the husband (Brian Wimmer) becomes suspect number one. Meanwhile, mother and child are held hostages by a deranged couple (Burt Reynolds and Angie Dickinson).

A quirky cheap thriller, typical straight to video thriller slackly directed by quality actor, Danny Huston. It has a decent Southern Gothic feel that does not make up for its hamfisted shortfalls. The acting is poor with only Dickinson having a modicum of dignity.
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