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ACTOR
Jonathan JacksonDavid ArquetteBarbara HersheyCliff Robertson
DIRECTOR
Mick Garris
SYNOPSICS
Riding the Bullet (2004) is a English movie. Mick Garris has directed this movie. Jonathan Jackson,David Arquette,Barbara Hershey,Cliff Robertson are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2004. Riding the Bullet (2004) is considered one of the best Horror,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
A young man hitchhiking back home to visit his mother is picked up by a mysterious stranger. As the ride goes on, the young man uncovers a terrible secret about the stranger, and is given a choice by the stranger. A choice that can mean life or death.
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Riding the Bullet (2004) Reviews
interesting attempt to translate King's methods to the screen
What makes this movie worth watching, and I would say it is indeed worth watching, is the way it zips in and out of its protagonist's mind. Scenes constantly veer off into grim fantasy sequences, but you often won't realize it's fantasy until it's over. One of the things books do better than movies is to get inside someone's head, but here you really do get pretty far into his paranoid fantasies and death obsession. The movie is not, for the most part, a horror movie, but it does manage to generate suspense by bringing you into Alan's paranoia. The movie is weakest when it is most horror-movie like, and the last half hour feels way too much like an episode of the Twilight Zone (and even more like its wannabe cousin The Night Gallery). A stronger ending would have made for a better movie, but this one is still interesting. I give it a low 7.
Saw this movie last night
Sunday, August 1st 2004 was the World Premiere of Stephen King's Riding The Bullet, which was hosted by DIRECTOR MICK GARRIS. The story is set back in 1969. Alan (Jonathan Jackson) is a college student who learns that his mother (Barbara Hershey) has been hospitalized after a stroke. He must hitchhike across the state over the course of one night to be with her. Along the way he confronts his past, his future, his demons and fears - and a terrifying personification of death. This film is brilliantly shot and the cast is fantastic!!! This film works so well because it has everything a TRUE Stephen King fan would be proud of. Excellent character development with thorough storyline added with a dash of fear and terror. The movie is 100 min.
This is Your Red Herring on Drugs
This is not one of the worse adaptations of Stephen King's work, but it's another one that makes the successful ones (De Palma's "Carrie," Reiner's "Stand by Me," and Kubrick's "The Shining" come immediately to mind) seem all the more remarkable. Jonathan Jackson does a fine job of playing a self-absorbed and death-fixated jerk. David Arquette does a fine job of playing a weirdo, which I know comes as a shock, but this one is threatening. It's nice to see Barbara Hershey and Cliff Robertson working, but the film is an incoherent, drug-trippy, red-herring-loaded road movie in which each succeeding segment and flashback builds to a huge.... mind-numbing yawn. If you fast-forward to long segments you may miss some details but in the end, you won't care.
Underrated King Adaptation
I was quite impressed with this film. It obviously wasn't a big-budget or big-marketing film. On my TV, the guide rated this as one-star. But I liked the story, I'm a Stephen King nut, and I enjoy watching films that aren't very well known. Basically, I didn't expect much so I was pleasantly surprised to find a decent movie that had wonderful atmosphere, as well as a strong performance from David Arquette. The movie is a bit random, and yes, it is filled with some cheap, cliché' scares. Basically, this is an exciting horror film that also contains plenty of late 60's music and lifestyle. While it's not perfect, it offers some excellent atmosphere and deserves at least one watch. Definitely recommended for a good Halloween movie.
A Fun, Entertaining Mindjob
Not being a big King fan, I don't think I could've asked for more. I've seen IT, I've struggled through the long run of "The Stand", but it is this film which stands out more than any of the other adaptations of Stephen King's work. A chilling narrative of a man traveling across country in the 70s, Riding the Bullet succeeds where many other movies have failed by presenting a personal conflict, that is, one which exists within the main character's mind. I don't think I could've asked for a much better acting job from any of the cast, either. 8/10.