Big Driver

2014 "Murder is a two-way street."
5.6| 1h27m| NR| en
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Tess Thorne, a famous writer, is determined to seek revenge on the man who brutally assaulted and raped her on a desolate New England road.

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SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.
Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
jmurdaj I'm a huge fan or maria bello and stephen king. So this movie was a win win for me. Not so much. It was anticlimactic. I wish it had more punch. It could have been a brilliant movie. It just wasn't the thriller it should have been. I didn't read the book. So I have to give credit that it's not the movie's fault that it sucked; they are just following the book. But not all books should be made into a film. There just so many times where you wanted her to and expected her to do something. But she didn't. Something that would have been common sense. Again, I'm sure they are just trying to stay true to the book. But if you're bored on a Sunday watching lifetime, it does the trick.
jtindahouse If you're at all familiar with the work of Stephen King then you wouldn't even need to be told this was an adaption of one of one of his short stories to know it. It has his signatures written all over it from the talking GPS, the elderly character from one of our heroines book who is an extension of herself, the dark humour - it's all there. I'm told this sticks very faithfully to the book and I've always felt adaptations of King's work are at their best when they do this.It's very similar to Jodie Foster's 2007 film 'The Brave One'. A woman taking revenge for a heinous crime committed against her. These days the revenge genre, when the lead character is a man, has become a little stale so filmmakers are having to think up creative ways to keep it interesting with unique killing styles and traveling half way across the globe to find their prey. It seems the female lead character is still fresh enough though that the revenge can be enacted in a pretty straight up and down way.For a TV movie the quality is certainly all there. The acting is very decent and the story never drags nor feels rushed. Maria Bello impressed me in the lead role. She was gritty and believable and never makes you turn against her which is very important in this type of film. It never really does anything original enough to be considered great which is the only thing holding it back. But overall a good watch.
boc321 SPOILER: I always thought a TV-movie meant suitable for all the family. Is it me or has the standard for what is classed a TV movie changed? I really like this movie although to start with, I almost gave up watching it because it looked too perfect ..living the dream etc...not much happening except small dramas, I mistakenly thought it was one of those "TV movies". Then there was some bad language, the rape, attempted murder, dead bodies, and revenge which was all the more entertaining without interference from other parties eg the police. But this message here of not calling the police is surely not a message to tell the masses? I love good revenge films such as this one but this film loses a star for being described as a TV or cable-movie.
edwagreen A well known mystery writer is molested and s under eeks revenge on those who plotted and initiated the attack.That sweet elderly lady who planned the writer's lecture and then thought of the attack so that her pervert son could get another attack under his belt was weird to say the least. Our writer turns into a female equivalent of Rambo, putting a knife and a bullet into the old lady's stomach. Before killing her, the old woman professed how much she hated the woman's writing. Another son falls for a bullet until the molester finally meets his fate.Olympia Dukakis has the thankless role as the victim's relative, apparently dead who comes back periodically to comment on what is going on.