Rotten
Freeway glints here and there with dark humor amounting to a knowing wink that undercuts the cautionary tale at its heart and the seriousness of its graphic sociology.
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
Freeway
Her life is no fairy tale.
1996 · 1h 42m · R
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Matthew Bright
Overview
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
Director and cast
- Matthew Bright Director
- Kiefer Sutherland as Bob Wolverton
- Reese Witherspoon as Vanessa Lutz
- Wolfgang Bodison as Detective Mike Breer
- Dan Hedaya as Detective Garnet Wallace
- Amanda Plummer as Ramona Lutz
- Brooke Shields as Mimi Wolverton
- Brittany Murphy as Rhonda
- Bokeem Woodbine as Chopper
- Guillermo Díaz as Flacco
- Alanna Ubach Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
77%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Cynical, stylish and witty.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Rude in the way the truth is rude -- only funnier.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
It's too drawn-out, too talky and, at the most crucial moment, needlessly implausible, to sustain its humor and large dose of violence.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Alive with the luscious turn-ons of sex and danger, Freeway is the most impressive debut film I've seen all year.
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
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