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- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA)
- 1 h 49 m
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA)
- 1 h 49 m
Summary During a routine pickup, an elderly Vietnamese cab driver is taken hostage at gunpoint by three recently escaped Orange County convicts.
Directed By: Sing J. Lee
Written By: Christopher Chen, Sing J. Lee
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA)
- 1 h 49 m
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA)
- 1 h 49 m
The Accidental Getaway Driver
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Summary During a routine pickup, an elderly Vietnamese cab driver is taken hostage at gunpoint by three recently escaped Orange County convicts.
Directed By: Sing J. Lee
Written By: Christopher Chen, Sing J. Lee
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
67
50% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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By the end of the film, the film that seems so much like Collateral on the surface is actually far more personal, reminding us of the unlikely bonds that we can share together as human beings and that it's never too late to find a home and family beyond the conventional boundaries of what is expected.
Although the film starts as the gritty crime thriller suggested by its core premise, it pivots, unexpectedly but effectively, into something much more tender.
The problem is that, after that early peak of a first act, The Accidental Getaway Driver doesn’t have much tension.
Its dedication to Long’s point-of-view is admirable, but Lee’s filmmaking hits the brakes like a student driver, sacrificing what made the framing narrative enticing in the first place.
Lee has crafted strong, sensible character studies, filled with long pauses and reflective beats. It’s just trapped in the wrong vehicle.
Unfortunately, the script — co-written by Lee and Christopher Chen — leaves a lot to be desired, squandering the old-school appeal of the true-crime drama for a dull and overlong mood piece in which nothing much happens and no real sense of danger ever registers.
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