Trucker
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Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings
- Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion
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Summary:
Diane Ford, a vivacious and successful independent truck driver, leads a carefree life of long-haul trucking, one night stands and all-night drinking with Runner until the evening her estranged 11-year-old son, Peter is unexpectedly dropped at her door. (Monterey Media)
- Director: James Mottern
- Genre(s): Drama
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 13
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Mixed: 8 out of 13
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Negative: 1 out of 13
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100Trucker sets out on a difficult and tricky path, and doesn't put a foot wrong.
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75Written and directed by James Mottern with more attention to character than to plot, Trucker is a simple, unadorned study of a loner forced by circumstance to embrace the world again -- but only on her terms.
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Although Trucker doesn't have the social import that made "Norma Rae" a hit, it's an affecting, small film that could catch on with sophisticated audiences as well as more down-home types.
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25Whenever an actress takes on a gritty working-class role, the audience does a gut check of authenticity. Either the actress gets it, like Melissa Leo did in "Frozen River," or she doesn't, like Michelle Monaghan as the spoilin'-for-a-fight truck-driver heroine of the inert indie dud Trucker
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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WinstonL.10Monaghan in on my Oscar-watch.
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BobW.9Great performances, excellent story.
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