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Shuttle (2009)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:11

Rotten:10

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: While this debut by Edward Anderson is economical and occasionally effective, Shuttle offers little catharsis after its tense ride.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence, terror, language and brief nudity.

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 6, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: When Jules (Cameron Goodman) and Mel (Peyton List) return from a girls’ weekend vacation, they find themselves stranded at the airport, late on a rain-drenched night. Wanting just to get home... When Jules (Cameron Goodman) and Mel (Peyton List) return from a girls’ weekend vacation, they find themselves stranded at the airport, late on a rain-drenched night. Wanting just to get home safe and sound, they board an airport shuttle with a helpful, friendly driver (Tony Curran) for the short trip... that turns out to be anything but safe. From writer-director Edward Anderson, making his directorial debut, comes a terrifying thriller about a night that starts like any other, and a ride home that descends into darkness. --© Truly Indie [More]

Starring: Peyton List, Cameron Goodman, Tony Curran, Cullen Douglas

Starring: Peyton List, Cameron Goodman, Tony Curran, Cullen Douglas, Dave Power, James Snyder

Director: Edward Anderson

Director: Edward Anderson
Screenwriter: Edward Anderson
Producer: Mark Williams, Todd Lemley, Allan Jones, Michael Pierce, Mark Donadio
Composer: Henning Lohner
Studio: Truly Indie

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Apr 7, 2009

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There is no release for the audience, no 'entertainment,' not even much action excitement. Just a remorseless march into the dark.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 1 Comment
03/19/09
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Solid, effective and perfect for date night.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment 1 Comment
03/06/09
Sara Schieron
Sara Schieron
Boxoffice Magazine
N/R

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Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
03/27/09
Denver Post

Well conceived thriller, Shuttle takes the familiar situation and develops it into terrifying ordeal

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
03/21/09
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

Anderson focuses entirely on cat-and-mouse capers, while failing to reflect in any serious way upon the real-world issues that his plot exploits, so the end result is a disappointingly empty exercise in genre.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
03/09/09
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

A slightly prosaic and tedious, but mostly chilly and intense ride.

Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
03/15/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

Instead of suspense, we get frustration at the stupidity of the characters.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
03/12/09
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Shuttle could have worked but it is so bogged down with clichés and predictable twists that it comes apart at its illogical seams.

Full Review Source: Movie Retriever | comment Comment
03/19/09
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
Movie Retriever

Hop aboard this Shuttle if you're in the mood for one unsettling ride.

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
04/02/09
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

Next time, spring for a cab.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
03/05/09
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly

The film is an efficiently engineered mechanism for creating suspense.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
03/19/09
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

A decently twisty indie thriller about hostages lured aboard an airport minivan whose destination is nowhere pleasant.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/27/09
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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The characters are aggressive and mostly smart, the villain is fearsome and hateful, and the premise ('An airport shuttle ride descends into darkness') is brilliantly simple.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
03/30/09
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Nasty and dumb, a lot like Hostel without the extreme torture and gore.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
03/05/09
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

a pile of stinking turpitude

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
03/11/09
Jay Antani
Jay Antani
Filmcritic.com

If you step aboard Shuttle, be prepared for one heck of a ride filled with suspense, action and ever-escalating terror. With this ingenious thriller, Edward Anderson, who wrote the heist flick Flawless, makes an audacious directorial debut.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/06/09
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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N/R

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Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
04/10/09
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Chicago Tribune

One hell of a terrifying ride ...

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
03/11/09
Lucius Gore
Lucius Gore
ESplatter

Immediate frights and long-lasting dread are still not quite enough

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
04/21/09
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

Boasts a killer premise and better than average acting, so it's all the more disappointing that Anderson proves unable to avoid annoying horror movie pitfalls.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
09/07/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
 
 
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