Synopsis
Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.
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Cast
- Michelle MonaghanDiane Ford
- Nathan FillionRunner
- Benjamin BrattLeonard Bonner
- Joey Lauren AdamsJenny Bell
- Jimmy BennettPeter
- Bryce JohnsonRick
- Brandon HansonTommy
- Matthew LawrenceScott
- Mika BooremPlum
- Dennis HaydenTrucker
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
Trucker sets out on a difficult and tricky path, and doesn't put a foot wrong. - 70
Village Voice
It's a smooth ride thanks to Monaghan, and an impressive ensemble. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Although Trucker doesn't have the social import that made "Norma Rae" a hit, it's an affecting, small film that could catch on with sophisticated audiences as well as more down-home types. - 60
Time Out
You sense the Demme-esque working-class comedy that might have been. - 60
The New York Times
Trucker sometimes feels like a performance in search of a movie. - 60
New York Daily News
Writer-director James Mottern's drama has a lived-in feel, but is notable mainly for Michelle Monaghan's glam-less turn as Diane. - 50
Variety
Playing a negligent mother isn't usually the way to get ahead in the acting biz, but the elfin Michelle Monaghan must have seen Trucker as her vehicle out of the ingenue parking lot of sidekicks and potential hostages. - 50
Chicago Reader
Writer-director James Mottern has a reasonably good feel for the textures of blue-collar life, but he pounds home the life lessons, underscoring them with poignant country-western songs.
