InformationRap
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Quiet Muffin
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
Juana
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Justina
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
pr65
I have to say, I think that this film is seriously under-rated, not that well known, and deserves a much higher rating on IMDb. I don't rate many films at 9, but I think that this has to be one. It is astoundingly good, and is one of my favourite thrillers. Is this one of Danny Glover's best performances? I think it is, he is captivating in every scene, a truly menacing character that he masters so well - great acting! The scenery is also memorable, this film would look great on a big screen (cinema or home TV - the bigger the better).If you like films like "A Perfect Murder" (Michael Douglas), or "Breakdown" (Kurt Russel), then you should take a look at this film. Coincidentally, they were all made in the late 1990's.Highly recommended!
LeonLouisRicci
This is one of those Movies that Doesn't quite Work and it is difficult to figure out Why. It's got a Good Cast, Budget, Story and it all makes for a Suspense Filled Entertainment with an Edge.The Film has an Edge but is Never Really Sharpened to the point of Excellence. It seems to Meander at times and one of the Biggest Flaws, and this is Lethal, the Killer is Revealed way too Soon.It's got some Nice Neo-Noir Touches, like the Car Interior, and a Creepy Killer. With Off-Beat Characters like Lee Ermey as a Sheriff and His Deputy (Ted Levine), and Jared Leto as a Defrocked Doctor, all are Underused. But Danny Glover is better than usual as the Overacting actually makes His Character more Engaging. However, the Story Lingers at times. Dennis Quaid is Wasted as an FBI Agent on the Trail of His Kidnapped Son and the Post-Script Ending is not handled very well. Overall, Slightly Underrated, it has its Moments but has a Feeling of Something Not Quite Right. It is Suspenseful Enough and the Action Grips. Worth a Watch and with Low Expectations it might even Surprise.
tieman64
Compared to other serial-killer flicks of the 1990s, director Jeb Stuart's "Switchback" is pretty good. It stars Dennis Quaid as an FBI agent who's busy tracking a murderer across the United States. Assisting him is Buck Olmstead (R. Lee Ermey), a small-town sheriff. The film also finds actors Jard Leto and Danny Glover playing a pair of likable drifters. One of them may also be the killer.More competent as travelogue than thriller, "Switchback" is at its best when its drifting in and out of motels, towns, train-stops, snow-capped roads or hanging out with ancillary characters. Stuart would have done better to delay the revelation of his killer's identity by an extra half hour, but for the most part avoids formula.7.9/10 – Underrated. See "Jennifer Eight", "Flesh and Bone" (1993), "The Pledge", "Memories of Murder", "Night of the Hunter" and "Humanite" (1999).
Lee Eisenberg
I mostly liked "Switchback", but the last half hour or so seemed kind of anticlimactic, as if suddenly the truth gets revealed and then nothing more can happen. Granted, they did have a lot of tricks up to that point, but I still would have preferred a bigger surprise at the end. Nevertheless, Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto and R. Lee Ermey do well in their roles. I kind of wish that more movies took place in the Rocky Mountains region (the most famous one is "The Shining", but another good one is "Sunshine Cleaning").Anyway, an OK movie, but I would have preferred a stronger ending.PS: Maggie Roswell, who plays Fae, is best known as one of the voices on "The Simpsons".
