Joy Ride
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Universal acclaim- based on 53 Ratings
- Starring: Leelee Sobieski
- Summary: A contemporary thriller that finds darkness laced with humor in the heartland of America. (20th Century Fox)
- Director: John Dahl
- Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Horror
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Positive: 25 out of 31
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Mixed: 6 out of 31
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Negative: 0 out of 31
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100Turns out to be the most unnerving film of the year. Easy.
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80Director John Dahl ("Red Rock West," "The Last Seduction") has a pronounced knack for snap reversals and out-of-the-blue shocks.
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80The kicker is that Joy Ride is funny, too. In fact, it would be a superbly frightening entertainment if not for the way Dahl fixates, disturbingly, on sadistic details.
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60Pure, irrational, claustrophobic, gritty, unpretentious.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 31 out of 36
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Mixed: 3 out of 36
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Negative: 2 out of 36
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snekir.7Brilliant (also their official cite) but it is litlle predictive.
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