Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Bezenby It's getting to the point where I really shouldn't watch anything with C. Thomas Howell (The Hitcher) in it, because invariably the film is going to be a big pile of garbage (see Dead Fire and The Shepherd). I thought with this one being shoe themed, and having famed shoe actor Jake Busey (or Jake Shoesy, as he's known) in it, The Hitcher's Shoe might be okay. I was wrong.We first see Jim Halsy (C. Thomas Howell, from the Hitcher), as a policeman/cobbler stopping a kidnapper and shooting him in order to retrieve a small kid and his shoes. Jim gets kicked off the force and ordered to hand in his badge and police issue boots, and he's also suffering from PTSD due to the events of the last film. His girlfriend/shoe designer/pilot thinks Jim needs a holiday, so they both set out wearing sandals to go and meet a cop from the last film, which involves driving cross country, but that's where hitchhikers are! Before long, they're passing a crashed RV with all shoes scattered everywhere, but Jim doesn't want to stop as his shoe senses are kicking off. A motorcycle zooms by and crashes (due to the driver not having the correct footwear), and Jim's missus convinces him to pick up the guy, who turns out to be toothsome Jake Busey (The Doc Marten Murders, High Heel Shoe Musical, and, inexplicably, playing the blonde chick out of Abba in Abba: The Movie).For no reason (other than he's got a Busey in his car), Jim has a flash-forward to Jake pulling a giant gun out of his shoe, freaks out, and throws Jake out of the car. Get this – in his vision, he even gets the make of Jake's gun correct! Turns out Jake is indeed totally insane and may even be the Hitcher from the first film reincarnated into the body of a thirty year old man, somehow. As Jim explains: "I don't know how, but it's him…I can tell from his shoes." What follows is…basically what happens in the first film, only terrible. A cat and mouse chase where Jake leaves all sorts of corpses (and shoes) everywhere and frames Jim and his wife for murder, loads of cops in boots chasing people about, a severed finger getting deep fried and two stand out scenes: one in a shoe warehouse and another where Jake and Jim's wife face off, jousting with long poles with shoes dangling off the end.The first Hitcher was a good, tight thriller with Rutger Hauer being all menacing and that. Jake Busey (from "There's a Narwhal In My Soup", "The Tiger that Sued The Vatican", and "ET 2: Extra Testicle") is just goofy. Goofier than Wings Hauser. That said, he's got some character, and I can't say that about See Thomas Howl (from "Carpet Sample Man", "The Arse Pincher" and Disney classic "Intergalatic Whelk Voids It's Bowels over Manhattan").Not even good bad, just bad bad. Shoes. Also: Tom Skerrit.

ceej101 OK. I must preface by saying that I've had the pleasure of seeing THE HITCHER with the quietly menacing Rutger Hauer and the very thought of that film still sends chills down my spine. What ...drive alone on a fairly remote stretch of road where the only thing you're liable to run into are hungry buzzards? Sure! Why not? And while we're at it let's stop and pick up a psychopathic serial killer who just happens to be Rutger Hauer! What the hell! It's not as though you've just lowered your odds of surviving such an encounter ...right? OK..now let's make some lame substitutions for the killer and call him Jake Busey and while we're at let's throw in the pretty (but vacuous) )Kari .Wuhrerand there you have it: voilà! The not so spectacular THE HITCHER 2: I've Been Waiting! See how that works out? I myself have been waiting for a decent sequel and like so many others, I was lured in simply by seeing the name C. Thomas Howell attached to this movie so ...I'd thought I'd give it a shot. Silly me! Nothing in the way of chills here with Jake Busy flashing what I can only describe as a horsey grin and resembling his father more and more by the minute (OK...now I'm scared!).As for C.Thomas Howell his character was only there as a poorly written lead in( another much needed pay check for the financially beleaguered Howell, who at last check was being sued..blah blah blah). This movie is yet another reason why Hollywood should try coming up with something new instead of resting lazily on its laurels and yelling "sequel!sequel!". To try and retell or reinvent something as good as THE HITCHER is a downright travesty and an insult to the movie going public. I would strongly suggest that if you haven't seen the original with Rutger Hauer you should do so.

Alex xela Well, what can I say. I'll start by saying that this is the stupidest movie I have ever seen, and I don't know how anybody can even think about passing this movie as a professional film, to me the director probably thinks the audience is stupid or something because I just don't see how the girl is able to first of all, drive an 18 wheeler which happens to have the hardest manual transmission you can ever find, and the girl also happens to be able to fly an aircraft at a professional level, and after all this, she doesn't use that "supposely" huge brain to don't fall into every ridiculous things the guy does to her, not even a little kid would do the stupid crap she does.This movie gives the perfect example of what not to do if you ever find your self in this situation.

Patron-89 When I first saw "The Hitcher 2: I've been Waiting" on SciFi I found it to be extremely underrated. I thought it was pretty entertaining and I enjoyed very much.. It was thrilling, action packed, & dramatic all mixed together. The elements in it were extremely good to say the least. Although the story was relatively the same as the first one, yet it makes up for that with a few shocking moments which conclude with a big showdown at the end.Now to all who may be wondering if you should check it out well don't listen to all the negativity. I recommend you all give it a try and make your on decision. Either way I give The Hitcher 2: I've been Waiting ***1/2 stars out of five.