Unhinged

Solstice Studios | Release Date: August 21, 2020

5.3	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 95 Ratings

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deckOct 24, 2020

oh no oh no, a fat gladiator is chasing me in his carriage, the best thing to do is to ride through half the city and get no help

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NathanielBaconXFeb 19, 2021

A waste of a fun premise. A very stupid protagonist who constantly makes ridiculously bad decisions provides more frustration than suspense. This film is overly violent and way too light on character or story. There's not a single scare inA waste of a fun premise. A very stupid protagonist who constantly makes ridiculously bad decisions provides more frustration than suspense. This film is overly violent and way too light on character or story. There's not a single scare in this entire movie. It's just sadism and cruelty for no reason. A rushed, tacked on ending caps off this unintelligent venture into cliches.… Expand

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SoulWarfareOct 25, 2020

Unhinged was a movie that somehow released in theatres in these covid times. The premise is "that a mother who leans on her horn at the wrong time, to the wrong guy. "Road rage" doesn't begin to describe what he's about to do to her andUnhinged was a movie that somehow released in theatres in these covid times. The premise is "that a mother who leans on her horn at the wrong time, to the wrong guy. "Road rage" doesn't begin to describe what he's about to do to her and everyone she knows". It's a very silly premise but feels very 2020-like. My interest in this movie was mostly the fact that I got to see Russell Crowe as a villain which is not something you get to see often. However, was the movie a sweet ride or did it make me "Unhinged".

Firstly, Russell Crowe in this movie is fun to watch. He plays Tom Cooper who is a mentally unstable individual who causes chaos for our protagonist Rachel Flynn (Caren Pistorius). There isn't much depth to his character or anything and for the most part, Russell Crowe just gives an exaggerated angry performance but it's still very entertaining. Caren does a relatively good job as the Rachel and Gabriel Bateman likewise as her son Kyle. They give good performances and do a good job in conveying the fear of this "road rage" of Tom. Apart from that, the movie is just extremely silly. You have to REALLY shut your brain to enjoy this movie. Our main character makes some choices that feel really dumb and questionable. You also wonder why she wouldn't do certain things that would be more obvious to do. Likewise, the cops in this movie are absolutely terrible which doesn't feel believable whatsoever. They somehow struggle to catch a killer whos car and face are visible while knowing his objective of terrorising Rachel. They don't hack the phone this killer is contacting her from or have someone protect her and her son. They don't ever maintain contact with her or go on a huge manhunt for this killer is ridiculous. This movie wouldn't have lasted 90 minutes if the cops in this movie were remotely capable. The movie has a lot of questionable logic so if you start questioning everything then the movie becomes very difficult to enjoy.

The action scenes are not impressive or anything either. Most of the car chase is just generic looking car chases. I actually laugh during some of these car chases because it can come off as really silly. There is a scene where Tom repeated rams into Rachel's car from behind and it just looks visually quite funny. Also during this scene, none of the other drivers reacts whatsoever. Something I also found funny in this movie is that it seems none of the other civilian drivers knows what a "brake" is because they always end up being the one to cause massive damage. During the third act, it becomes a very silly fist fight and it feels very 90's especially since Rachel gives a cheesy one-liner. During the fight, both Rachel and Tom are somehow to able to stealth without making a sound which is such a cliche from old action movies. The movie also ends in a cheesy way with a very silly message of "don't road rage cause they might kill your family". Overall, the movie is dumb. There isn't really anything impressive about the movie and I really wonder why they thought it was a good idea to put in theatre around the "Tenet" release date. Nothing really makes sense in this movie and its, not like the cinematography or the score is good. However, there is some fun to have in this movie because it borderline is "so bad it's good". Seeing Russell Crowe play a crazy guy in a short 90-minute movie is not the worst thing you can be watching.… Expand

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KenRJun 15, 2021

Unhinged – Un-Everything Any logical viewer could not be blamed for thinking we’ve had enough of this so-called ‘entertainment’ – there’s no intelligence on display here, it’s all over-the-top carnage. As road rage goes, this ugliness isUnhinged – Un-Everything Any logical viewer could not be blamed for thinking we’ve had enough of this so-called ‘entertainment’ – there’s no intelligence on display here, it’s all over-the-top carnage. As road rage goes, this ugliness is equal to a war zone of ultra-nasty smash-ups and brutality. All this from a moviemaker simply looking for new ways to horrifically kill off as many humans - as can be fitted into 93mins of appalling writing. Russel Crow must have entered his golden years to even think of allowing himself to be cast as this grotesque loser (or is it simply uncaring greed)

No one emerges from this mess with any credibility except maybe young Gabriel Bateman. He hopefully may soon be given some sort of significant character to play, in something more worthy of his youthful talent. Basically, this type of movie demonstrates the manifest irresponsibility of movie production and distribution, being inflicted on the sick and sorry world of today. Many who went out to see this woeful movie might be tempted to join lock-down again.… Expand

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JetspinoSep 5, 2021

Easily the worst movie Russell Crowe has ever made. The premise is terrible, the execution is worse. Avoid at all costs.

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AdybabyAug 25, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ridiculously bad, plot holes aplenty, very little character development or back story (Crowe in particular), and disturbingly violent.
Worst movie I’ve seen in years.
Avoid. If you must, watch it on ‘on demand’.… Expand

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RelloOct 21, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** terrible, **** plot armor. A 10 year old could write this movie. I mean never in my life have I seen A movie that you can guess the next 10 scenes in 2 min of screen time.… Expand

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MigglerzNov 25, 2020

An insult to movies everywhere, Unhinged is a trope filled pile of nonsense.

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BgheroDec 27, 2020

Literally in a realm of absent minded people with no brains. Plot holes every s8ngle step scene and apparently only cops carry guns. Literally the worst movie made ever. Derrick and Carl need to re-think their life goals. They are not veryLiterally in a realm of absent minded people with no brains. Plot holes every s8ngle step scene and apparently only cops carry guns. Literally the worst movie made ever. Derrick and Carl need to re-think their life goals. They are not very good at making a realistic thriller. Further more the acting is C rated at best.… Expand

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shepyluke7Jan 17, 2021

Every character (especially the entire police force in this city) is so infuriatingly useless at stoping Russel Crow's maniacal road rage. The subtle errors add up quick. I yelled at the TV for an hour straight.

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dispencer187Mar 27, 2022

Russell Crowe is about the only highlight of this film. I mean but come on the plot holes are completely ridiculous for obvious reasons. So much it leaves you as infuriated as the main protagonist.

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Butterballer1Dec 29, 2021

YOU WILL HATE THIS MOVIE.
This movie is truly another kind of terrible, but ironically Russel Crowe's character, while legitimately psychotic, is absolutely correct about the selfish character of the female lead and her lawyer 'friend' at theYOU WILL HATE THIS MOVIE.
This movie is truly another kind of terrible, but ironically Russel Crowe's character, while legitimately psychotic, is absolutely correct about the selfish character of the female lead and her lawyer 'friend' at the restaurant. LOL This movie is just one bad decision to the next followed by terribly illogical moments that make no sense. This movie will have you groaning and shouting at the screen for all its illogical nonsense and frustration and you'll want to slap the protagonist around for being so incredibly annoying, frail, stupid, selfish, and unlikeable while also laughing at how ridiculous and unbelievable Russel Crowe's character is and everything he does.

Seriously...who writes this crap?… Expand

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Mauro_LanariJan 10, 2021

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Nothing to do either with the metaphysical truck of "Duel" (Spielberg's debut in 1971), or with the explosion of sociopathic anger in "Falling Down" (Schumacher 1993). Borte is content to show us scenes of violence starting(Mauro Lanari)
Nothing to do either with the metaphysical truck of "Duel" (Spielberg's debut in 1971), or with the explosion of sociopathic anger in "Falling Down" (Schumacher 1993). Borte is content to show us scenes of violence starting from two spouses devastated by their personal failure and engaged in a road rage rampage: she stressed and inept, he obese and with a single facial expression (Bell's palsy?).… Expand

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The_Film_CriticJul 5, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Steaming pile of garbage.

We watched the movie, expecting to be entertained. Our expectations were low, but holy hell. Little did we know our minds were about to be blown, but not in a good way. The plot just straight-up died around minute 10, and the movie quickly deteriorated into a fever dream. As Murphy's Law dictates: "Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong." Nosedive #1:
The plot took its first serious hit, when the antagonist proceeded to smash Andy into a pulp in front of a packed restaurant, while nobody seemed to care a murder was happening in front of them. Nosedive #2:
We were on the "peak cringe" as we discovered that the master plan to defeating the driver was a goddamn FORTNITE strategy that was mentioned early on by Kyle. It is especially cringy, when you consider that the writers "foreshadowed" the takedown during a telephone call between Kyle and his father. Nosedive #3:
How in the world does an actor like Russell Crowe come even a mile close to this movie? It becomes clear that Crowe is in some serious financial trouble, no self-respecting actor would ever agree to participate in such a load of Bullcrap. This has got to be the lowest point in Crowe's acting career, let alone any actor's career.

Nosedive #4:
The script is too whack to comprehend. Not once does the police even give a **** about a mother and son being chased by a crazy lunatic. The excuses were so far-fetched that you'd be more successful finding a hot single in your area than coming up with those. "We were busy", bruh, they're the police force and they couldn't dispatch EVEN ONE car to help them. Jesus christ, this just speaks of how lazy the writers were. At times, the dialogue feels like an out of season April fools joke. We could name all the instances where the movie dialogue shriveled up and died, but we'd be able to write a 40-page paper. The plot feels like a script bought off of fiverr for 10 bucks. The movie continues to commit cardinal sins every 2 minutes, but going into detail would bore you to death. The script reads like your local methhead's hallucenogenic diary. The dialogue feels like a slap to your face and an insult to your intelligence. All in all, this movie is 90 minutes too long and should never have seen the light of day. It should've been incinerated straight away and it still blows me away that anybody said "Hell yea, let's make this". To enjoy this movie, you'll have to be on serious drugs and/or alcohol. On a more positive note, the average viewer of this movie will experience the 8th wonder of Humanity, namely its destructive tendency to make absolute garbage when given millions of dollars of budget.

It is truly amazing that there are people in this world, who pretend to see a deeper meaning behind this plot, especially when the last scene reduces the message of the movie to "Honking bad". The movie is destroying itself by the minute and we're all grateful that "the trash bin can be emptied", with a clear conscience.… Expand

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