2hotFeature
one of my absolute favorites!
Connianatu
How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.
Tobias Burrows
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
Bob
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
Mei-Ling Tan
Wow! I just finished watching "Layover" and it was indeed a very enjoyable film. If you like good, made for TV style thrillers, then I think you will enjoy this film. Yvonne Scio is very beautiful while David Hasselhoff gives a fine performance (not sure why there are so many naysayers here putting his acting skills down as he was very good) and Gregg Henry was perfect in his role. Although the storyline is improbable, it has great twists and and turns which at times will have you at the edge of your seat (well this viewer definitely was!). It is not your average thriller as some here suggest but a good, action packed movie that is sure to entertain."Layover" gets my thumbs up!
chrispage100
SERIOUS SPOILERS AHEAD! Layover is the sort of film you catch once in a while when your not looking for it. I caught this film late at night on C5, and started watching it because I saw David Hasslehoff was in it. That guy cracks me up, just his name is kind of comical. The film itself is a pretty good idea and should be a bit better than it is. Its a thriller with a lot of twists. A lot! Maybe a few too many. The plot is pretty fast paced which is good and keeps things moving so you don't have to sit through any especially boring bits. It tells the story of businessman Dan Morrison (hasslehoff), who is paranoid that his wife is cheating on him and then goes and cheats on her at the airport with a woman who walks up to him and essentially says: lets go! This happens out of town in San Francisco during a layover, hence the title. There is a hilarious scene after Dan makes love to the woman at the airport. He stands up and puts on his glasses and they are cracked. The Hoff's expression is priceless. Shortly after though is the beginning of my issues about this film. I thought it would be pretty unlikely that Dan would accompany the other couple to dinner 10 minutes after sleeping with the wife. Also the bad guys rely heavily on Dan being co-operative. All it takes is for him to say no at any stage to just one of their requests of which there are many throughout the evening, then the plan is foiled. There is a scene in the car where Vicky says that she can't believe that she is doing this (leaving her husband) and Dan says: neither can I! Well, I'm not sure the audience can either Dan.Even letting all this slide, maybe Dan is just a bit gullible, there is still trouble with the plot. To justify the various wild twists in the story there are a few loose ends that never get tied up. And the wife turning out to be part of it all at the end was a bit much. And if she was all part of it, why did she kill Jack. She was obviously deranged. Also the diamond motive at the end is weak. All these people went to so much trouble for some diamonds. Sheesh, it would have been easier and quicker to rob a bank surely! I don't really hold all this realism stuff against it though because you can pick apart a lot of movies! Overall Layover is a good enough action thriller. Fans of Hoff will love it and its still worth a watch even if you don't love him. Its a comfy film to watch, so catch it if its on.
Kakueke
This somewhat typical action thriller starts off pretty inauspiciously, dominated by overtones about marital affairs, cheap foul language and banality, and Greg Henry's in-your-face bad guy. The second half serves to partially acquit it as the plot unfolds more and David Hasselhoff, the sucker protagonist, gradually becomes less of a sucker. Altho the pace of the second half is good, we are still waiting for something good, but that happens at the end with a surely unexpected twist. Not much depth but OK as a thriller to rent for an evening.
gkumnick
For whatever reason, it seems this terrific flick went straight to Video/DVD. I think it definitely had big-screen potential.Alan McElroy should be commended for a great job. David Hasselhoff and supporting cast did outstanding work. I have always enjoyed "bad-boy" Gregg Henry, and it was a treat to see the beautiful and talented Sherri Alexander in a major film role...I bet we'll be seeing a lot more of this wonderful actress in years to come.This movie has an exciting storyline with surprising twists. I highly recommend it!