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Derailed
The Weinstein Company LLC
FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for strong disturbing violence, language and some sexuality
Starring
Clive Owen,
Jennifer Aniston,
Vincent Cassel,
Melissa George,
RZA,
Addison Timlin, Tom Conti,
Xzibit,
and
Giancarlo Esposito
Charles Schine (Owen) and Lucinda Harris (Aniston) have noticed each other on the commuter train before. One morning their conversation leads to a flirtation which turns into an evening drink and then, before either one can stop it, a passionate one-night stand. But suddenly a stranger explodes into their world, threatening to expose their secret and lures them into a terrifying game with more surprises then they saw coming and more danger then they may survive. (The Weinstein Company)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
|
Suspense/Thriller
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Stuart Beattie
James Siegel (novel)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Mikael Håfström
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: March 21, 2006
Theatrical: November 11, 2005
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| RUNNING TIME: |
110 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

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70
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
It's fast, slick, stupid, violent fun and, despite the cynically high body count, without serious intention in this world.

63
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt
It's a cheap thrill, with twists that later seem evident and foreshadowing that often seems obvious, with a B-movie look and vibe reminiscent of the much tighter "Jagged Edge."

63
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Derailed has a great setup, a good middle passage and some convincing performances. Then it runs off the tracks.

63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Liam Lacey
A movie so hysterical it worked best as a black comedy.

50
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
A tawdry, predictable hunk of movie headcheese, and I still had a pretty good time with it.

50
Portland Oregonian
M. E. Russell
For starters, everything's grimy and humorless in a way that infects even Aniston.

50
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
James Siegel's best-selling thriller Derailed is a perfect commuter book that has become the most imperfect of movies.

50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
The perky Aniston is both unflatteringly photographed and utterly unconvincing in the pivotal role of Lucinda, and overall the film has the oddly disconnected quality of '70s Euro-thrillers whose international casts spoke different languages on the set and were dubbed into conformity.

50
Film Threat
Rick Kisonak
Gratuitously brutal, chronically preposterous, abysmally unoriginal, pretty much pointless and virtually 100% free of credible characters, Derailed represents career lows for its stars while marking an unpromising English language debut for its director.

50
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
For some reason Derailed never fully engages our sympathies. I think that's because it's difficult to swallow Owen as anything other than eminently resourceful.

50
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
Watching this thriller is like drinking milk that's about to turn: it looks OK but smells a little dodgy.

50
Dallas Observer
Bill Gallo
Villain? Great. Verdict? Average.

50
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
Rapidly devolves into a pedestrian thriller in which almost nobody behaves in a recognizably human way.

50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Owen is all right as the harried husband whose relationship at home has turned frosty, but the essential heat between him and Aniston is missing. The actress succeeds in shedding her "Friends" persona, but there's something missing here, especially as things get knottier.

50
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Stay home.

50
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
The strapping Owen as a guy who can't handle himself and cutie-pie Aniston as a witchy woman? I don't think so. Talk about derailed.

50
The Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen
This flaccid psychological thriller keeps spoiling its own surprise by constantly signaling the big plot twist.

50
Village Voice
Laura Sinagra
Clive Owen proves he can just about save anything.

42
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
A junky thriller that mistakes brute-strength plot twist, showy violence, and the against-type participation of Jennifer Aniston for earned excitement.

42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
Every swing of its plot is preposterous, it stumbles to a trick climax that any regular moviegoer will figure out in the first 10 minutes, and the ending is so absurdly unmotivated that it plays like a slap in the face.

40
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
Jennifer Aniston brings a needed liveliness to Derailed, though not enough to go around.
40
Variety
Justin Chang
This murky psychological suspenser manages the tricky feat of being as predictable as it is finally preposterous.

40
Empire
Anna Smith
There's a good film in here somewhere, but it's buried under a messy structure and unclear direction.

40
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Scott Tobias
Much of the second half is spent waiting for the other shoe to drop, though you don't have to have 20/20 vision in order to see the big twist coming from miles away. Once it arrives, the film officially disembarks from reality with an over-the-top climax and denouement that play shamelessly to the bloodthirsty masses.

38
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
Tedious and predictable, it employs obvious situations and clichés instead of genuine suspense-building elements.

38
USA Today
Mike Clark
Clumsy, miscast thriller.

38
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
Most painfully, the semi-alert Owen and the leaden Aniston go together like sausages and syrup.

33
Baltimore Sun
Michael Sragow
Was the Swedish director, Mikael Hafstrom, taking revenge on the American star system?

30
LA Weekly
Ella Taylor
Directed by Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström, who's clearly new at the genre, this aptly named movie is riddled with obvious parallels, crude moral talking points, a script so awful it's practically avant-garde, and a vain attempt at comic relief by RZA.

30
The New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Riddled with holes and undeveloped characters, and marred by lurching rhythms that may reflect some triage editing, so it's hard to see what Mr. Hafstrom brings to this film other than a murky palette.

25
Premiere
Peter Debruge
Swedish director Mikael Håfström's Derailed makes "Fatal Attraction" look positively subtle, while mustering none of the nuance or moral complexity (not to mention the sexual chemistry) of "Unfaithful."

25
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein
Poor casting is compounded by a ludicrous script.

20
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano
Derailed seems to want badly to be described as contemporary noir. But it's just pitch-dumb.

12
New York Post
Kyle Smith
Train wreck.


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