Here, I will post the latest news and reviews for Joy Ride! You can read reviews, see what other fans have to say, or you can add your own review! |
Press Reviews
"A hot-wired, white-knuckle thriller!"
- Los Angeles Times
"Effectively terrifying! Surprisingly funny!"
- New York Times
"A genuinely scary movie with a lot of fun!"
- New York Post
"A superior suspense film!"
- People Magazine
"A genuine thriller, guaranteed to whiten knuckles, grind enamel and render armrests into scrap!"
- NewsDay
"A neatly constructed nail-biter!"
- TV Guide Online
"A well-performed, smartly staged B-movie romp that'll keep you on the edge of your seat and have your foot pushing a nonexistent gas pedal!"
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
"An edge-of-your-seater that will have folks thinking twice before taking a road trip across America!"
- Reel.com
"John Dahl knows the secrets to making a great fright flick!"
- Spliced Wire
"You want to be scared and have a few laughs and not have your intelligence insulted? Here you go!"
- Chicago Sun-Times
"A nice, nasty little B-movie that keeps things simple and keeps things scary."
- Boston Globe
"Satisfyingly spooky!"
- Orlando Weekly
"98 minutes of pure, unadulterated exhilaration!"
- Matt's Movie Reviews
"Climb into this rig and you'll be sweating bullets!"
- Washington Post
"Suspenseful and chilling, Joy Ride is so good that it merits comparisons to Hitchcock!"
- St. Paul Pioneer Press
"No one wins awards for movies like this, but this is escapist entertainment raised to the level of art!"
- San Francisco Chronicle
"A great movie with an even cooler ending, this film will likely be remembered as one of the better thrillers of the year!"
- JoBlo.com
"This film lives up to its title!"
- Detroit Press
"An absolutely merciless thriller--exciting, marvelously crafted, strongly acted, and with more than a few moments destined to increase your heartbeat!"
- TheMovieBoy.com
"A really satisfying suspenser, but also really, really fun!"
- Philadelphia Inquirer
"A well-oiled, slick, and efficient fun-house ride!"
- Miami Herald
"Funny, frightening and fabulously fun!"
- Steve Rhodes' Internet Reviews
"A well-written diversion film bursting with thrills, chills and well-placed humor!"
- Talking Pictures
"Since most thrillers ignore matters of logic, character and pacing, Joy Ride is an innovation because it doesn't."
- Daily Herald
"A solidly crafted thriller, the type of flick that once would have been lauded as 'a terrific B-movie'!"
- Dallas Morning News
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Box Office
Joy Ride made over million during its first weekend in theatres and was #5 at the box office for several weeks in a row. On the rental market, the film made over million within one week.
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Fan Reviews
"100% terror-ific!"
"The most suspenseful film since Silence of the Lambs!"
"Very frightening!"
"What a ride!"
"Thrilling, scary, and exciting!"
"The best thriller of 2001!"
"Creepy and atmospheric!"
"A future cult classic!"
"****!"
"A sweat-inducing and sweaty-palms type of thriller!"
"This is what nightmares are made of: pure terror!"
"An edge-of-your-seat tale!"
"Scary and funny!"
"This movie is awesome! Paul Walker rocked!"
"This is the only movie that scared me from start to finish!"
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