Rotten
As it zigs and zags, its plot unravels rather than tightens, and its curveball of an ending is bound to leave audiences feeling as double-crossed as some of the characters.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Swerve
Wrong Turn. Wrong Place. Wrong Time.
2012 · 1h 26m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Craig Lahiff
Overview
Driving cross-country to a job interview, Colin takes a short cut and comes across a fatal road accident. One of the drivers, Jina, is shaken but unhurt; the other has been killed instantly. Beside the dead body is a briefcase full of money, which Colin turns in to the local police. But getting out of town proves a nightmare, as Colin's good deed causes a series of bizarre events to unfold.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
37%
Tomatometer
Rotten
You've got your duplicitous blonde, a briefcase full of money, the hapless patsy, the angry cop, the loose cannon and the speeding train. Everything's so in order that you could doze off and catch up with the plot within seconds of reawakening.
Alonso Duralde, TheWrap
Rotten
It's enjoyable enough, but low on novelty, beyond the stark beauty of the sun-bleached Outback landscape.
Sara Stewart, New York Post
Rotten
As the title of "Swerve" suggests, there's a lot of driving, and cars and characters veer, though never far enough for either to arrive at some place, some narrative, that's remotely new.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Rotten
The story is uninspired, Lyons looks lost, and Booth makes for a bland femme fatale.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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