Joy Ride
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 5, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Film ThreatHeather Wadowski
Despite its few flaws, Joy Ride does take viewers on one hell of a ride. It's one of those rare films that manages to take an overused plot and breathe some sort of creativity into it. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
At some point in this endless thriller the suspense turns into an extremely unpleasant ordeal that Dahl doesn't know when to stop. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The sequel-ready twist at the end is a letdown, but until then this is a neatly constructed nail-biter. Read full review
60
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
Pure, irrational, claustrophobic, gritty, unpretentious.
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Dahl, who really does know what he's doing when it comes to investing a scene with both heebies and jeebies, is a notch or two above most. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
The picture is pinched and predictable. Even with the immensely talented Steve Zahn, an actor who's known to steal scenes and, sometimes, save pictures, the movie is a yawn. Read full review
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