Amazon.com: Freeway is one of those movies that has the power to simultaneously amaze and disgust just about anyone who dares to view it. Like Seven, Kalifornia, and Natural Born Killers, it's a movie that could be called a product of our times, since it caters to our societal fascination with serial killers and outrageous psychopathic behavior. But make no mistake: director Matthew Bright isn't out to feed anyone's sickest impulse. This is a scathing satire in the age of Jerry Springer fistfights and "real" TV shows like Cops, in which the "I-5 Killer" (Kiefer Sutherland) meets a wayward teenager (Reese Witherspoon) on the freeway that provides his nickname. She confides in the man but soon discovers his gruesome intentions, and ... well, let's just say she effectively defends herself, only to find later that the killer (whose wife is played by Brooke Shields, no less!) has used the media to his advantage. Fine performances make this a provocative thriller, but it's definitely not for the innocent or squeamish. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - good
did not enjoy the movie, just purchased for my class but the shipping was really fast and condition was excellent. overall, good.
Rating: - A rollercoaster of a ride as a movie ...no holds barred
Freeway (1996), is an extraordinary, hyper-scary movie that thinks
nothing of delving into taboo subjects, sordid fascinations that too
often are swept under the rug in our society... anarchy, juvenile
delinquency, shootings, chaos of cities, etc. For that reason, perhaps this film
should be rated not 17, or 21 but perhaps 30 or 35, such
is the graphic nature of the filming, the language, the underlying taboo
subjects touched upon that only jaded, "men of the world" would hesitantly
admit exists or discuss in today's society. e.g. drive by shootings, ... Read More
Rating: - Free Spirit!
WOW! A three letter word! I agree with another poster on here. Reese Witherspoon's Oscar came a decade late! She was phenomenal in this movie! Some of the things I've seen her do in this movie are kinda shocking to me! That makes an absolute wonderful and brillant actress.
Keeping in mind that this was towards the beginning of her career on top of it! I don't know how I let this one slip past me all these years! (Just watched it yesterday for the first time!) WOW! Is all I can really say!
Rating: - Not happy
DVD did not work, I know it is USA region and not UK, but you did know where you are sending it....
Rating: - Hell hath no fury like Reese Witherspoon
Set along the premise of the "Red Riding Hood" storyline, 'Freeway' is the twisted tale of a young, reckless high school age girl and her escape from the epitome of a dysfunctional family. She sets her escape to the safety of "Grandmother's house" after fleeing from the clutches of state custody. Kiefer Sutherland comes along as the "caring rebound" from her dilemma, portraying a helpful child psychologist who has all the answers to her problems. This is where the film takes a turn to the bizarre and demented.
Skeptical of Reese Witherspoon's starring role? Thinking `Legally Blonde'? ... Read More
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