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Detour didn't seem to get much buzz or word of mouth as a limited release thriller drama, in which the film delivers and was more enjoyable and entertaining than expected. Having no expectations, Detour fills under the gap and offers some great ride for fans. The chemistry from the leads are what makes the film succeed and the overall suspense factor. Not too predictable, and as a whole the film comes together with some clever twists at the end. Perhaps the film could have been a little longer with more explanations at the end, but overall, Detour is a fun ride, highly recommend.
Hellmant
'DETOUR': Four Stars (Out of Five)A British thriller about a young law student, who blames his stepfather for causing the car accident which put his mother into a coma. So he hires a professional criminal, that he meets at a bar, to kill the despised stepdad. It stars Tye Sheridan, Emory Cohen, Bel Powley and Stephen Moyer. The film was written and directed by Christopher Smith (who's also helmed one other movie I've seen, 2010's 'BLACK DEATH'). I thought the film was pretty interesting, although dark, and involving too.One night at a bar, Harper (Sheridan), a young college law student, meets Johnny Ray (Cohen), a professional criminal. Harper explains to Johnny how he blames his stepfather, Vincent (Moyer), for his mother being in a coma (and he especially blames him for never going to visit her). Johnny offers to kill Vincent, for $20,000. Harper, while extremely drunk, accepts the offer. The next day though, when Johnny shows up at Vincent's door, with his girlfriend Cherry (Powley), Harper begins to have serious doubts about going through with the plan. Johnny talks him into it though.The movie is even darker than it sounds! What's really disturbing about it though, is that some of the most likable people in it are the ones doing the darkest and most disturbing things (and the film makes you sympathize with them). I always find it strange, and disturbing, when a movie can make me feel something for someone who's doing something really horrible. This is one of those films. The performances are pretty good in it too, especially Sheridan and Cohen. It's a movie that I probably won't forget anytime soon, and I always have to give a film like that a decent amount of credit.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/KR0HDeT91m0
Anthony El-megerhi
not the greatest Smith's movie but it it's not bad at all , the ending was really dramatic and sad for me , it's twisting end sort of movies ,it has lot of suspense and will keep you suspended until the last moments , i liked Tye Sheridan acting but not much love for Emory Cohen acting the movie teaches us a life lesson which is never jump to conclusion and don't make decisions and take actions based on presumptions rather than facts and understanding . I consider this movie to be in the must see list all people have to watch this movie .
Ahmed Samir
From Christopher Smith, the director of "Triangle" a movie that I personally love and that was loved by many, I thought i'd give this movie a chance without knowing much about what I was going into.And it was definitely a surprise, knowing that actually the budget of this film isn't high at all and won't hit the box office, I lowered my expectations but then what I got from the film raised them up.The film is actually very entertaining and engaging, and there's a very cool plot twist almost in the middle of the movie, I felt like this movie interacts with the viewers in a really cool way. What I liked the most about this film is that it feels unique, it shows you how simple decisions could change lives, and not to mention the cinematography was very beautiful.Without spoiling anything, I thought this movie was a very cool underrated thriller that deserves to be more known than this, so give it a try with an open mind.