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- "Breakdown'' is taut, skillful and surgically effective, the story of a man who finds himself trapped in a surrealistic nightmare. The story's setup is more entertaining than the payoff; as Hitchcock observed, suspense plays better than action. But the film delivers--right up until a final moment I'll get to later.
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May 2, 1997 · Jonathan Mostow. "Breakdown'' is taut, skillful and surgically effective, the story of a man who finds himself trapped in a surrealistic nightmare. The story's setup is more entertaining than the payoff; as Hitchcock observed, suspense plays better than action.
83% Tomatometer 58 Reviews 68% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff (Kurt Russell) and Amy Taylor (Kathleen Quinlan), experience car trouble after...
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- Jonathan Mostow
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- Kurt Russell
May 2, 1997 · Breakdown: Directed by Jonathan Mostow. With Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, M.C. Gainey. A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Jonathan Mostow
- 1997-05-02
Jun 11, 2022 · 5,833 5 minutes read. Jonathan Mostow’s “Breakdown” (1997) stars Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan as Jeff and Amy Taylor, a Massachusetts couple on a road trip and moving to San Diego.
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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 83% of critics gave the film positive reviews based upon a sample of 58, with an average score of 7.2/10. The site's consensus describes it as "A brainy and suspenseful – if somewhat uneven – thriller". [13]
8/10. First-Rate Action Suspense Thriller. AaronCapenBanner 28 September 2013. Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan play Jeff & Amy Taylor, who are traveling by car across country to California. After stopping at a gas station, they develop engine trouble in the middle of the desert.
Apr 25, 1997 · The fear of vast, wide-open spaces, not to mention demented redneck cowboys, fuels "Breakdown," a tremendously tense thriller that expertly keeps tightening the screws throughout its taut running ...