Breakdown
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 2, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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60
Washington PostStephen Hunter
The movie's surrender to banality is all the more dispiriting because it gets off to such a good start. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
There are echoes of Stephen Spielberg's "Duel," as well as "Roadgames," "The Hitcher" and "The Hills Have Eyes," but director/cowriter Mostow isn't interested in hommages: He's just looking to crank up the suspense (not the in your face action, thank heavens), bit by miserable bit, and does a very nice job of it. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Each set piece is effectively executed, but the characters and their motivations become progressively dimmer and more confused. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
When you really think about Breakdown - and believe me, that would probably require spending more time thinking about the movie than the filmmakers did - it doesn't make much sense. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleRussell Smith
Breakdown further illustrates the axiom that every truly original movie must be remade again and again until it achieves a state of sublime, all-encompassing idiocy. Read full review
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