Derailed (2005) Critic Reviews

It's fast, slick, stupid, violent fun and, despite the cynically high body count, without serious intention in this world.Read the full review

Derailed has a great setup, a good middle passage and some convincing performances. Then it runs off the tracks.Read the full review

A tawdry, predictable hunk of movie headcheese, and I still had a pretty good time with it.Read the full review

The strapping Owen as a guy who can't handle himself and cutie-pie Aniston as a witchy woman? I don't think so. Talk about derailed.Read the full review

This flaccid psychological thriller keeps spoiling its own surprise by constantly signaling the big plot twist.Read the full review

A junky thriller that mistakes brute-strength plot twist, showy violence, and the against-type participation of Jennifer Aniston for earned excitement.Read the full review

This murky psychological suspenser manages the tricky feat of being as predictable as it is finally preposterous.Read the full review

Much of the second half is spent waiting for the other shoe to drop, though you don't have to have 20/20 vision in order to see the big twist coming from miles away. Once it arrives, the film officially disembarks from reality with an over-the-top climax and denouement that play shamelessly to the bloodthirsty masses.Read the full review

Jennifer Aniston brings a needed liveliness to Derailed, though not enough to go around.Read the full review