Joy Ride (2001) Critic Reviews

Turns out to be the most unnerving film of the year. Easy.Read the full review

Terrific escapist fare, stylish, outrageous and compelling.Read the full review

If you're looking to have your nerves fried and your pulse pounded, this is your ticket to ride.Read the full review

Climb into this rig and you'll be sweating bullets.Read the full review

There is a kind of horror movie that plays so convincingly we don't realize it's an exercise in pure style. ''Halloween'' is an example, and John Dahl's Joy Ride is another.Read the full review

Zigzags across the conventions of genre, occasionally driving on the shoulders of black humor -- it's a road movie for the way we process suspense today.Read the full review

Hot-wired, white-knuckle thriller.Read the full review

In noir, everybody's guilty, and that's one of the pleasures of Joy Ride. The three youngsters aren't exactly innocent.Read the full review

It's a snazzy, smartly made, and even hip little scarefest. As a jump-start to Halloween, it's all you could hope for.Read the full review