Synopsis
A young law student, grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his unfaithful step-father.
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Cast
- Tye SheridanHarper James
- Bel PowleyCherry
- Emory CohenJohnny Ray
- Stephen MoyerVincent
- John LynchFrank Malone
- Jared AbrahamsonPaul
- Gbenga AkinnagbeMichael Andrews
- Deon LotzMr. Parfitt
- Reine SwartClaire Wiseman
- Tamer BurjaqRalph
Recommendations
- 70
Variety
It may be tempting, and not entirely inaccurate, to describe Christopher Smith’s Detour as “Sliding Doors” reimagined by Quentin Tarantino, but this cleverly twisty neo-noir thriller turns out to be more substantial and surprising than such logline shorthand might suggest. - 58
The A.V. Club
Detour is just film-school-ish synthesis, right down to the cinematography-midterm shot lit through venetian blinds and the anachronistic analog static on the motel room TV—the story of a young man who hates his stepdad so much that he stumbles right into an over-complicated thriller set-up that can only be watched once. - 50
Slant Magazine
The effect of the film becomes not unlike watching a puzzle solve itself without demanding either the audience’s emotional or intellectual investment. - 50
Los Angeles Times
What’s painfully clear is that all the artfully composed shots, hinky situations and extra conceptual surprises can’t make this Detour all that compelling beyond its crisp artifice. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Christopher Smith’s self-consciously stylish genre homage finally feels like a baby film noir, playacting without the requisite bone-deep dread. - 42
The Playlist
There’s something fresh in Detour, but it’s buried underneath a largely unremarkable movie. - 25
RogerEbert.com
Remarkably pointless movie.
