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Frank LaCrosse
Bob Goodall
Lane Dixon
Sheriff Buck Olmstead
Deputy Nate Booker
Chief Jack McGinnis
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
Time and again the movie fascinates us with digressions, only to jerk back to the helpless main story line.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
Quaid is a one-note sadsack here and no natural action hero.
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Jan 30, 2012Unfairly maligned and under appreciated, Swtichback is a very good suspense thriller, and an especially fine entry into the serial killer genre. The film is bolstered by a strong ensemble cast, headlined by Danny Glover, Dennis Quaid, and the underrated R. Lee Ermy. The film itself is smartly written (save for some of the last act), and does an excellent job of creating atmosphere and a sustained sense of tension. 4/5 StarsJeffrey M Super Reviewer
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Feb 09, 2010Scripter Jeb Stuart (Die Hard) made his directorial debut with this thriller about an FBI agent in pursuit of a serial killer. Politically ambitious Amarillo police chief Jack McGinnis (William Fichtner) uses a local murder to gain votes in his campaign, a setback for Sheriff Buck Olmstead (R. Lee Ermey), up for re-election. The situation looks better for Olmstead after FBI agent Frank LaCrosse (Dennis Quaid) arrives to track the killer. LaCrosse has a personal agenda: he's convinced this killer is the man who kidnapped his son. Meanwhile, ex-medical student Lane Dixon (Jared Leto), hitchhiking across New Mexico, gets a lift from friendly Bob Goodall (Danny Glover), a former rail worker who later rescues Dixon from menacing miners in a bar. Red herrings throughout conceal the true identity of the killer. Some scenes were filmed at an altitude of 10,000 feet in Red Cliff, Colorado. Working titles include: Going West in America, Going West. Shown at the 1997 Denver Film Festival.Martin D Super Reviewer
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Dec 15, 2009The hunter became the hunted.Wahida K Super Reviewer
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Jul 31, 2008This was good. I enjoyed it. Adventure, action 'mystery' & more.Kym (c my community profile) R Super Reviewer
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