Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 125
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 100
With miscast stars, a ludicrous plot and an obvious twist, Derailed embodies its name all too aptly.
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 29
With miscast stars, a ludicrous plot and an obvious twist, Derailed embodies its name all too aptly.
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Average Rating: 3.1/5
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A clandestine love affair may claim a terrible price from two desperate people in this psychological thriller. Charles Schine (Clive Owen) is an advertising executive who is married to Deanna (Melissa George) and has a young diabetic daughter whose third kidney operation has just failed. Charles' life turns a most unexpected corner when he meets Lucinda Harris (Jennifer Aniston) on a commuter train. Lucinda, who is also married with a daughter, keeps bumping into Charles on the train, and they
Nov 11, 2005 Wide
Mar 21, 2006
$35.9M
Weinstein Company
All Critics (139) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (103) | DVD (19)
Yet another in the seemingly endless line of stupid, generic thrillers that Hollywood foists upon the movie-going public.
Someone had to work extra hard to make a movie this bad with two likeable leads like Mr. Owen and Ms. Aniston. I can't figure out why.
It has a great look, a couple of genuinely terrifying turns and a surprise or two that I didn't see coming. This is a flawed but stylish and entertaining thriller.
[Derailed has] a ludicrous script whose twists and turns are laughably obvious or just plain laughable.
They Never Saw It Coming, teases the poster for Derailed, and you have to wonder if blindness is now a prerequisite for Hollywood characters.
As male guilt and vengeance fantasies go, Derailed has its moments of righteous comeuppance.
A poor schmuck's History of Violence
Unimaginative and dumb thriller. Way too violent and mature for kids.
Talent is involved everywhere in Derailed, and it all gets trashed in the final reel for the sake of teasing and then appeasing a bored November audience.
One of those forgettable efforts that's neither bad enough to completely dismiss nor good enough to wholly recommend.
The only thing harder to believe than someone falling for so obvious a ruse is for that same someone to have any chance of getting even for it.
What finally derails the movie is that it thinks it's a lot smarter than it is.
Derailed's primary strength -- a topsy turvy plot that will keep viewers guessing -- is also its main weakness. While the story developments are exciting and often surprising, most are based on [Clive Owen's character] making the stupidest possible
Típico asunto de receta (con mensaje moral solapado) que pretende sorprender con supuestas "vueltas de tuerca" pero apenas logra entretener.
Em retrospecto, os vários furos do roteiro se tornam óbvios, e o fato é que Aniston não convence como femme fatale. Mas Owen e Cassel nos mantém atentos e relativamente crédulos durante a projeção.
Thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish, good performances alll round, particularly from Vincent Cassel, but more shockingly, a good performance from Jennifer Aniston as a serious role. I watched this film, knowing nothing about it and having not even seen a trailer and I'm glad, because I had no expectations
August 3, 2006Super Reviewer
I actually really liked this and it's a great improvement on the bland novel. Clive Owen played his part perfectly along with Vincent Cassel, who played the ultimate slime ball. It was a decnt thriller wirth a lot to love. It has a lot of great twists and turns and great characters.
November 25, 2009Super Reviewer
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