Synopsis
When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor lets his wife, Amy, hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Amy. Johnathan Mostow's tense thriller then follows Jeff's desperate search for his wife, which eventually uncovers a small town's murderous secret.
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Cast
- Kurt RussellJeffrey 'Jeff' Taylor
- J.T. WalshWarren 'Red' Barr
- Kathleen QuinlanAmy Taylor
- M.C. GaineyEarl
- Jack NoseworthyBilly
- Rex LinnSheriff Boyd
- Ritch BrinkleyAl
- Moira SiniseArleen Barr
- Kim RobillardDeputy Len Carver
- Thomas KopacheCalhoun
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
Bucking the lava tide of computer special effects gushing out of Hollywood this season, the makers of Breakdown use old-fashioned ingenuity -- plus a compelling star, a fast- paced mystery and a deadpan villain -- to come up with a sizzler. - 90
The New York Times
His Breakdown is a tough, vigorous exercise in pure action, shot with throwback expertise and, most refreshingly, without special effects. - 90
The A.V. Club
Breakdown is just a skillfully constructed, smartly conceived, escapist thriller that does just about everything right. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Breakdown is a fine thriller, and its ending is unworthy of it. - 70
Washington Post
Jonathon Mostow, who wrote the script and then directed the movie, travels mostly familiar backroads and crosses bridges when he comes to them, actually managing a pretty good cliff-hanging denouement on the latter. - 60
Washington Post
The movie's surrender to banality is all the more dispiriting because it gets off to such a good start. - 50
Chicago Reader
Each set piece is effectively executed, but the characters and their motivations become progressively dimmer and more confused. - 50
San Francisco Examiner
When you really think about Breakdown - and believe me, that would probably require spending more time thinking about the movie than the filmmakers did - it doesn't make much sense.