hobart-11 I had a horrible time trying to watch this garbage. I kept fast forwarding to find something that would grab my attention. Actresses crying without tears. Apparently these two chicks were close to 30 in reality, but dressed like hookers and desperately trying to be 20. Look, don't waste your time. Go watch "Duel" with Dennis Weaver from back when. At least that was suspenseful. The people that made this flick need to be arrested, and the actors never allowed on any set, ever again.

Wuchak RELEASED IN 2015 (2017 in the USA) and written & directed by Micheal Bafaro, "Wrecker" is a road/thriller with elements of horror about two young women traveling through the Cascades who are targeted by a malevolent semi tow truck driver.People give this movie the lowest of ratings just because it's a remake of the Spielberg classic from 1971, albeit with obvious changes. The plot and a few scenes are taken almost verbatim from "Duel" (e.g. the trucker deceptively waving the girls to pass and the diner sequence) while some scenes are similar, but different (e.g. the cliff scene) and some are totally new (e.g. the cop sequence).Thankfully, the movie has the same realistic tone as "Duel" without venturing into the cartoonish implausibilities of the Joy Ride flicks, especially the two over-the-top sequels. The BC locations (standing in for Washington) are magnificent; needless to say, great cinematography. I liked the way the girls aren't always babbling back-and-forth; there are several long quiet stretches, just like in real-life traveling.Anna Hutchison is winsome as the main protagonist, but a little on the play-it-safe side, which ties into the distressing climax. Andrea Whitburn plays the somewhat wild child and looks great (I KNEW what happened to her; it's kinda obvious). Interestingly, the aging waitress (Jennifer Koenig) has a superior figure to both of 'em.While "Wrecker" loses points for being unoriginal and a couple of awkwardly edited scenes, it should be appreciated by fans of "Duel," "Joy Ride" (2001) and "Breakdown" (1997).THE FILM RUNS 83 minutes and was shot in the Kamloops area of British Columbia, Canada.GRADE: C+/B- (5.5/10)

Uriah43 This movie begins with two young ladies named "Emily Kirk" (Anna Hutchison) and "Leslie McQueen" (Andrea Whitburn) driving fast in a red Ford Mustang on a two-lane road somewhere in the Pacific Northwest on their way to Sacramento. As it so happens, they soon come upon a tow truck pulling another vehicle and without much thought Emily decides to pass even though they are in a no passing zone. It's only later when they pull over for gas that Emily notices that the tow truck has also chosen to pull into the same service station as them. Although she doesn't get a good look at the driver she reflects on things for a minute before eventually dismissing everything as being just a simple coincidence. However, upon leaving the gas station this same tow truck not only only passes them but begins to drive extremely dangerously as well. It's then that both Emily and Leslie come to the horrific conclusion that the driver of this tow truck is crazy and that he is quite intent upon killing both of them. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film is essentially a remake of the 1971 made-for-television movie "Duel" which starred Dennis Weaver as the innocent driver being harassed by a psychotic trucker in a semi carrying diesel fuel. On that note, while this particular remake certainly wasn't a bad movie by any means, I have to say that the original film had more suspense and was the better of the two. That being said I have rated this film accordingly. Average.

Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki Crummy camera equipment sinks some occasionally inspired cinematography and composition, as we follow these two blabbery bitches being stalked by the obligatory unseen driver across Canada. So many sequences are copied identically, verbatim from Steven Spielberg's Duel, that I felt as though I had already watched this movie. The only major deviation from Duel comes from the writer having to alter the screenplay to work around Andrea Whitburn quitting partway through filming. An entire reel of film seems like it is missing at the 27-minutes mark as a result, and her character disappears completely after about 40 minutes. That is most unfortunate, she was the better looking of the two, although her character needed a bar of Lifeboy Soap crammed in her profanity-laden mouth.As usual with these unseen driver flicks, their vehicle must plummet over the side of a cliff (which inexcusably changes a couple of times), exploding into a ball of flames, taking the driver's identity, as well as any motivations he possessed, with it, so the screenwriter doesn't have to bother with explaining anything to the audience. The CGI effects at this end scene were pitiful.