TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

mainecoon50 This had 'Lifetime Channel' written all over it. I expected something a little more edgy. Like 'Crash'. As the movie goes along the conflicts develop, smolder, and erupt. But in the last fifteen minutes everything is happily resolved. All the uncomfortable, violent hatreds and bitter resentments dissolve. The bad old car thieves are shown to be just a pair of softies. The angry son and his alcoholic father share a tearful embrace. The three jealous friends who boffed, or were boffed, by the same guy are somewhat reconciled upon revelation of a mildly amusing bit of irony. The audience is allowed to breathe a collective 'Aaaaaahhhhh' of satisfaction. Everything turns out just as it should. In other words, like it never really turns out. I stayed with this film because of the direction, but I ended up watching a cinematic Hallmark card. No doubt this will appeal to a significant audience, but it's not the sort film that appeals to me.

lastliberal Writer/Director Craig Serling takes a break from "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" to bring us this interesting slice of life that won him an Independent Spirit Ward, and deservedly so.While it may seem jumbles, and go back and forth, it cannot be helped given the nature of the story. After all, when you have a dozen or so people trapped on a highway waiting for help, you just have to go back and forth with their stories.And, there were some really good stories. Lilac (Gina Torres) and Rose (Mariah O'Brien) are having a baby. It will not wait, and they commandeer an RV stolen by Curt (Christopher Amitrano) and Jerry (David DeLuise) to have the baby. This was the best part of the film, as the two criminals deal with two lesbians that will not be bullied.There were several other interesting stories as three women are on the way to a wedding, a father, who is dying of cancer is trying to reunite with his son, a man is trying to get his wife to have a baby, and another father is off with his children trying to tell them he is moving. The interactions among this cast are touching and funny and thoughtful.Well worth the time.

starmekitten-1 Surprising interactions, frayed nerves, and raw emotions keep this movie fresh and easy to watch. I have to admit I showed up for Jeffrey Dean Morgan, but left loving the entire cast, especially the playful sweetness of Tess Harper and hilarious bluntness of Amanda Foreman.I felt the heat of the day, the desperation of isolation, the frustration of marital nitpicking, the raw burn of a skinned knee, the urge to chain-smoke, and the embarrassment of potential lust gone awry. I wanted to pat some characters on the back and slap others upside the head.Craig Serling created a movie with an aftertaste of friendship: you want to know what happens to these characters after the movie ends. I'd like to view this movie several more times.Thank you, Mr. Serling, for a sweet, easy to follow, emotional film.

bsald45928 A competent all around cast with actress Gina Torres delivering a sobering performance as a believable protective father. She seems like one to watch. William Forsythe mellows, perhaps over compensating to reconnect to his abandoned son. Jeffery Morgon examines,trying to make sense of it all while the wind stirred briskly by this traffic Jam of people blows on his weathered weary face. A new subject is inferred upon here regarding internet dating and gas guzzlers! You know that's coming. Tess Harper plays a sweet grandma type and is a joy to see keeping Jeffs'kids calm and occupied while everyone tries to figure when this unplanned family reunion might end. Jonathan Silverman plays a yuppie whose power-base seems to erode by the minute. Painfully funny! Happiness sometimes takes commitment! Good Job Mr. SerlingBob Saldana /actor