hellraiser7 Traveling on the road can be a rewarding and taxing experience, because despite the intended destination ahead, it requires lots of driving time. It's a lot of time between stops and a lot of time for something to go wrong.This is one of my favorite suspense thrillers that has driven under the radar. I really like the premise itself which I think is plausible, whose to say the next guy that passes you by on the road isn't a serial killer. This film is another road thriller but I actually really like that subgenere because the road is a perfect arena for thrillers. The thing about being on the road is that you never really know what is ahead or what's going to happen driving in between destinations.It's pretty much Rear Window but on the road, and that's cool, this film was obviously inspired by Hichcock; there's even one moment when we see Pat has a book which is based on one of the films Hichcock made. It makes perfect sense utilizing this format on the road since when your driving you always observe your surroundings.The music is solid, it's got a pretty good theme song. The pacing is solid as well, it goes at the right speed and the fact this film's not to long helps with the pace. The pace is much like with the road trips it's in constant motion giving you very few opportunities to think and act which makes it all the more suspenseful because the protagonist needs every mile journeyed to count.There are some very good cinematography shots. I really like the use of the Australian backdrop, which in a way is a character of it's own as you just feel the endless openness of the barren country which is all the more unsettling because it really gives the feeling of isolation. Knowing you really are all alone and that help is miles away. And there is of course one memorable shot which is of this hot musician girl whom is playing the guitar in the nude, I so wished she put that guitar away.Ahem anyway to me what really makes the film is really the protagonist character played by two really solid actors.Jamie Lee Curtis whom of course is no stranger to the horror/thriller generes this is another great one under her belt. It's true she's not in the film that long she's more of a supporting role in the film. But from the amount of time she's in she's a likable character. Hitch (how ironic) she's simply somebody that is just simply looking for adventure or just something in life, anything; you can say she gets one hell of an adventure.Stacy Ketch whom I think is an underrated actor is great in this film as Pat Quid and he's of course the main protagonist. His character is likable he's got this charisma and depth, his soicalable where he picks up hitchhikers just to pass the time.I like his back and forth with Jamie's character it's a platonic interaction which I'm fine with, both joke around and help each other on the case. Even his back and forth with his pet dingo is solid and kinda humorous. But what I like about him is despite blue collar occupation he's highly intelligent, we see he listens and has knowledge of some orchastratic scores, even as a few books with him so he reads sometimes; of course his intellect is his best and only weapon against the killer. He's also a guy that is one of those people just looking for something/anything in life; you can say he's finally found it or it found him.He's a sympathetic character because he wasn't a person really looking for trouble like most thriller protagonists do but trouble has unfortunately found him from the killer as well as the cops whom as usual stupidly finger our hero. Like all protagonists in suspense thrillers he has to do the right thing because no one else can or will and has no choice in the matter because the killer is hunting him also. These things just all the more make us want Pat to win the game, hoping some how he's thought or entrap the killer somehow.This is one game worth playing and one you shouldn't dare lose.Rating: 4 stars

Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki His name is Quid. Patrick Anthony Quid. As in, British Sterling. He's an Aussie truckie, who whiles away long hours on the road by quoting poetry, talking to Boswell, and obsessively people-watching, which leads to the trail of a Jack The Ripper-like killer carving his way across the Nullarbor Plain. For such a verbose screenplay, Keach's sometimes lengthy monologues are quite witty and serve to move the plot forward without being overly self explanatory, while the addition of hitchhiker Sunny Day does also. JLC (basically in an extended cameo) turns up midway as Quid's next hitchhiker and potential target for Mr. Smith Or Jones.Film's plot is secondary to the characters, the majority of the screenplay is really an excuse for Keach to have fun with his philosophical, overly poetic character, and interact with JLC's likeminded character about the killer and his motives, while the actual killer is basically just a background player, only in a few minutes of the film, and his character has no lines of dialogue. Well photographed, largely in the confines of the truck's cab, and in the Australian Outback, with a dynamite 360-degree shot in a roadhouse bar; it, among other elements, give this the atmosphere and the feeling of a latter day noir/ Hitchcock film.

froberts73 For me, this quirky little item came out of left field - and hit a home run. As has been oft pointed out, this is junior Hitchcock, and I think the master would have been impressed.The story, a mix of the familiar plus some very good new ideas, holds your attention. The Aussie outback scenery is most enjoyable and, of course, the acting is four-star.Jamie Lee looks so much better than she does on the tube hawking that yogurt, and Stacy Keach is always impressive. To digress: I spent the day with him and his brother, James, when they were in North Carolina's Outer Banks filming the Wright Brothers initial flight, exactly where it happened. It was for PBS and I'm not sure it was ever shown. A shame, too. The brothers were friendly - delightful company.Meanwhile, back in Australia and "Road Games." It is recommended for fans of suspense.The truck vs. van sequences were exciting. I always wonder, in scenes like those why there is no other traffic on the road. And, I wonder about the Aussies. The people in the store were nasty, the cops were nasty, Mel Gibson, in real life, is nasty.As for the Keach-Curtis flick, it is quite good and, by the way, the chemistry between the two was impressive. I picture them playing Monopoly between takes.

Claudio Carvalho While driving alone through the Australia outback with his dingo, the truck driver Patrick Quid (Stacy Keach) becomes aware that a serial killer is attacking women and he suspects that the driver of a green van is the murderer and is getting rid of the bodies in pieces in plastic bags burying them in the desert. On his way to Perth with a load of pork meat, he gives a ride to the hitchhiker Pamela Rushworth (Jamie Lee Curtis) and tells his theory about the killer to her. When they park in a gas station, they see the van and Pamela decides to break in the car to investigate. When Pamela disappears, Pat pursuits the van while he becomes the prime suspect of the police."Roadgames" is a suspenseful black humor road movie, with a good and very tense story, great lines and excellent acting of Stacey Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis. The lead couple shows a fantastic chemistry in a plot that is a sort of combination of "Duel" and "The Hitchhiker". The sexy Jamie Lee Curtis is in the top of her beauty and Stacey Keach has one of his best performances in this attractive film. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Enigma na Estrada" ("Enigma on the Road")