Joy Ride
User Score
8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 53
  3. Negative: 2 out of 53

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  1. AngelaM.
    Oct 26, 2001
    2
    Geared at the teeny~pop generation, this movie doesn't do one thing for me. The best part of the movie was the 20 or so second shot of Walkers back side, and that wasn't even that great.
  2. LukeM.
    Oct 6, 2001
    2
    Sucked.
  3. AndyS.
    Oct 8, 2001
    4
    Reasonably well made but almost tension-free, it fails to generate the trippy, pulp kicks of Dahl's much better "The Last Seduction" or his best, "Red Rock West." It's especially disappointing in the character department, where Dahl is capable of serving up a menagerie of sharply drawn eccentrics. Here he gives us a collection of near ciphers with which the hard-working cast can do little.… Expand

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Metascore
75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. New Times (L.A.)
    Reviewed by: Gregory Weinkauf
    70
    Manages to be both astoundingly derivative and reasonably entertaining at the same time.
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  2. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    88
    The potential for action never lets up; you never know what's coming around the next corner.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    75
    Joy Ride is also surprisingly funny, thanks mostly to Zahn.
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