Joy Ride
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Jessica Bowman, Leelee Sobieski, Matthew Kimbrough, Paul Walker, Steve Zahn Director: John Dahl Brand: ZAHN,STEVE Producer: Arnon Milchan Producer: Bridget Johnson Producer: Chris Moore Producer: J.J. Abrams Writer: J.J. Abrams Producer: Jeffrey Downer Writer: Clay Tarver DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 97 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-03-12 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
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Movie Reviews of Joy Ride
Movie Review: don't screw with a rusty nail . . .
Summary: 3 Stars
Directed by John Dahl (Rounders), Joy Ride (2001) is a thriller about the unexpected repercussions of a foolish prank. A tense, compelling adventure, is built around the tragic consequences of a simple childish joke.
Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker) is driving his 1971 Chrysler Newport to Boulder, Colorado, to hookup with his friend Venna (Leelee Sobieski), when he makes a detour to Utah, to bail his older brother Fuller (Steve Zahn) out of jail. On the way up to Boulder, Fuller installs a CD radio in the car, and convinces Lewis to pretend to be a woman, to pull the chain of a trucker they are having a conversation with. It's all in fun, until the brothers pull over at a motel for the night, and run into an obnoxious guest. As a prank, Lewis as the pseudo chick "Candy Cane", sets up a midnight rendezvous at the motel, with a trucker known only as "Rusty Nail". The brothers laugh it up as Rusty shows up at the door of the obnoxious guest, with a bottle of pink champagne, but the laughter dies, and the police are not amused, when the guest turns up near death, lying miles away on the side of the road.
The Thomas brothers soon meet up with Rusty Nail, and barely escape being flattened like a pancake. Fuller tosses the CB out along the side of the road, and thinking their troubles are over, the boys pick up Venna, and head south into Nebraska. Things are pretty cool, until they get a call from their old pal Rusty Nail. The level of action ramps up from here, as Rusty moves forward with his plans for revenge.
Up to the point where Venna joins the guys, the story is very tight, and plays very well. After that, things do get a bit iffy, as the filmmakers were not sure of the best way for the story to play, and the finished version of the film, has a different ending than what was originally planned by writers J. J. Abrams (Lost, Fringe) and Clay Tarver. The DVD contains various alternate versions and endings, providing an opportunity for the viewer to decide which path works best. In addition there are three commentary tracks, which provide a broad spectrum of information.
Steve Zahn and Paul Walker complement each other well, and real life college student Leelee Sobieski, is perfectly cast as Venna. Also key to the film's effectiveness, is being able to establish Rusty Nail as real character with a discernable personality, just from hearing him speak. In the course of the film, Rusty conveys many moods through his voice, from friendly, to shy, to reflective, to ironic, to dog mean, and coldly heartless.
Joy Ride has some rough edges, but is still a pretty entertaining time. Although there were second thoughts about the script, and the last half of the film is cut and pasted together, the story holds together fairly well, aside from Rusty Nail's remarkable talent for kidnapping women.