A Friday Night Date

Well, what can I say? Without getting too negative here, I'll say that I should have known better when I saw the name SIDNEY J. FURIE (the "director" of the inexcusably awful SUPERMAN IV) pop up in the opening credits. I guess it's my fault that I lost nearly two hours of my life watching "Road Rage."

I've never been in film school, but even I, a layman, can confidently judge the direction of this film as nearly non-existent and completely third-rate (and that's being nice). I won't go in to how bad the dialogue, script, and plot were, because clearly the people responsible for this film have no business being responsible for films. This film, in my opinion, is beyond conventional criticism. If Francis Ford Coppola makes a bad film, you give him a bad review, because you expect better from him. This is not the case here; it is evident that the filmmakers, bless them, just do not belong in their industry.

The acting is beyond subpar -- I even expected a bit more from Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers). With actors of his variety, however, his performance depends on the guidance of the director, and accordingly, he is completely lacking in Road Rage (to put it mildly). Annoying and hollow would be other words. His leading lady, beautiful and somewhat likable at the start of the film, blows her performance overacting -- which isn't always a terrible thing, but getting away with "overacting" requires knowing something about "regular" acting in the first place. The only decent acting came from the three jocks in the truck. You will grimace and groan through the entire picture. Completely painful.

This may sound dramatic, but ROAD RAGE ruined my Saturday night, and has no redeeming qualities (save, perhaps, for the good looks of the two leads). Disjointed, confused, contrived, and completely lacking in any of the ingredients necessary for creating a suspenseful atmosphere in what is supposed to be a "Suspense" film, ROAD RAGE is definitely one you should give a miss.

A note to Casper Van Dien: since I liked you in Starship Troopers, I'll pretend I didn't see this.

Avoid at all costs!

Pathetic doesn't begin to describe this drivel. There is nothing plausible nor believable in this crap. If I were one of the 'actors' (hah!) in this bomb, I'd change my name AND commit suicide.

Here are a few reasons to poke your eyes out, instead of watching this P.O.S.:

1) You'll see vehicles engulfed in flames still driving perfectly. 2) You'll see vehicles involved in crashes that magically aren't damaged in the next scene. 3) You'll see flying trucks still manage to drive perfectly after smashing to the ground (don't you wish yours could... AFTER ONLY HITTING A POTHOLE!!!) 4) You'll hear some of the most moronic dialogue ever to be recorded. They should have kept their mouths shut. Now these poor idiots couldn't even get a job doing voice-overs.

If you see this poorest-excuse-for-a-movie in your TV listings, and have nothing else to watch, consider watching the water going down the bowl in your toilet. Trust me, you'll enjoy it more.

Poor acting, poor dialogue, and the editing sucked. The way Danielle Brett p***ed and moaned throughout the movie I was hoping Casper Van Dien would've dropped her off...................a cliff. Don't waste your time, it's not even a "so bad it's good " movie.

Man, this movie was TERRIBLE! This one caught my eye on the shelf at Hollywood Video and it looked like a decent action film (I've always been a die-hard fan of chase movies). Boy, was I wrong! The acting by everybody involved in this waste of cellulite being AWFUL was bad enough, but the plot was just downright laughable! The best scene was in the beginning where Van Dien and Danielle Brett (my two-year old niece could have done a better acting job than her) cut off the black pickup truck on the highway, but after that the entire movie just spirals downward!

How ironic that the truck that Van Dien (Jim) happens to cut off on the freeway JUST HAPPENS to contain the ex-boyfriend of Danielle Brett's character, who we see having an argument with at the start of the movie. The funny thing is, the entire truck has tinted windows, so the driver or occupants in the truck aren't visible, at least not until 45 minutes later! Yeah, right!

From there, we see the whole remainder of the movie with the two leads being chased by three jocks in that black pickup. Even the one brief love scene that I saw lasted one minute before the black truck interrupted it when it came crashing through the structure that those two were in as a hideout! The hideout, conveniently enough, came complete with a couch for those two to lay on! Give me a break!

Then there's the fat jock who was so worried that his truck (which he BUILT BY HAND!) was going to get smashed up and destroyed during the chase (um..WHICH IT DID!), that he kept on telling the ex-boyfriend driver to "Be careful" and to "Watch out!" I think I was on the floor howling with laughter during these scenes! I guess he never expected any of that to happen when you embark on a TWO DAY CAR CHASE after your ex-girlfriend and her new "beau." In addition, why did he let the jerk not only use it for inevitable mass destruction, but even DRIVE it in the first place?

Many other people who reviewed this sorry excuse for a movie know how it ends. Not me. Sorry, but I couldn't tell anybody how it ended, even if I wanted to. I got so disgusted with this movie that I only watched the first half of it. I couldn't stand it any more. I turned off the VCR and put the tape back in the case and returned it the next day. HECK, I DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER REWINDING IT! For me, that's never happened! Being a fan of bad movies, I never have any difficulty in watching a bad movie all the way to the end. But I've never seen one as intolerable as this one. So, that said, this one could classify as REALLY, REALLY BAD! It was just too stupid for my tastes! I can truly say that it was the worst hour I've ever spent!

Do yourselves a favor and avoid this one at all costs! You'll find two hours in a dentist's chair a more exciting adrenaline rush than this stinker!

Here's a movie that's hard to watch, but easy to review.

Acting = so wooden that it stinks. Likeability of characters = so self-centered that they stink. Story = so derivative and transparent that it stinks. Plot = so predictable that it stinks. Writing/dialog = not good enough to stink. Action scenes = so ridiculous that they stink.

A few people rated this movie a "10". I think they must include the director, producers, actors, maybe even the electricians who worked on this movie. But they must have had a few drinks, or no conscience when they voted.

2 stars out of 10(3 stars if you've had a few drinks, or no conscience.).