But, don't get me wrong, I love the hell out of this movie. Time and again the movie fascinates us with digressions, only to jerk back to the helpless main story line. I liked the faces of the bit players--guys in bars and locomotives. I found Danny Glover's character too chatty and genial. A twisty mess, with lots of red herrings and the requisite Hollywood action movie stuff--a car plunge in the snowy Colorado Rockies and a climactic scene with the good guy and bad guy fighting it out while hanging off on a fast-moving freight train. Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016. What I liked about the movie had nothing to do with any of the above. The cover is in French but who care about that as long as it also plays in English. Release Date: Oct. 31, 1997. We easily narrow the suspects to the railway worker or the hitchhiker--unless the FBI agent is an impostor, which is also a possibility. Please try again. An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son. Nice to get hold of a copy again as I really enjoyed the film. Shown at the 1997 Denver Film Festival. The item is as stated in the description and was received in perfect condition. Totally entertaining thriller from the late '90s, Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2016. "SwitchBack'' is not a good movie, but it does an admirable job of distracting us from how bad it is. Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2019. Some scenes were filmed at an altitude of 1 0,000 feet in Red Cliff, Colorado. What we have here is a potentially good movie swamped by the weight of Hollywood formulas it is forced to carry. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Good seller. The other involves Sheriff Buck Olmstead (R. Lee Ermey) of Amarillo, Texas, and Frank LaCrosse, the FBI agent (Dennis Quaid) who has just turned up in town. He plays a fully-drawn, colorful, convincing character, whose dialogue rings with an authenticity the others lack. This is a fairly unknown thriller, but stars Denis Quaid, R. Lee Ermey and Danny Glover. 1997 Directed by Jeb Stuart. "SwitchBack'' is not a good movie, but it does an admirable job of distracting us from how bad it is. Ended with a thud rather than a wow. And what about Frank, the FBI man: How can he be so sure that the violent hostage-taker just arrested in Amarillo, who was driving another car linked to the serial killer, isn't the right man? Reliable. Strangelove.''. A film you can watch time after time. The killer knows how to sever arteries with a scalpel. Switchback (1997) "The hunter becomes the hunted." I loved it, and you will too, if you want a break from CGI-stuffed thrillers that are, basically, just silly. Directed by (1) Writing credits (1) Cast (62) Produced by (4) Music by (2) 4.2 out of 5 stars 810 ratings. They've been involved in a cat-and- mouse game for months or years, but now the rules have changed: The killer has kidnapped the agent's young son, and so the bureau has pulled the agent off the case, because it would be a conflict of interest. Quaid did a great job playing a man clearly afraid that letting the least emotion escape him might burst the flood gates and render him useless to a son in unthinkable danger. ... Jeb Stuart segued into 'Switchback' as his novice directorial task and it is a confidently pumiced serial killer thriller. Rated R Thanks for reading! Red herrings throughout conceal the true identity of the killer. IMDb: 6. It stars Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ted Levine and William Fitchner. Switchback is written and directed by Jeb Stuart. No serial killers, no obsessed FBI agents, maybe just enough of a crime for the sheriff and his opponent (the slimy local police chief) to fight over. Ermey is the former Marine drill instructor hired by Stanley Kubrick as a technical adviser on "Full Metal Jacket," and then given the role he was advising on. Ice cold, hard as nails inside, all smiles and loud, pushy cheer on the outside. Please try again. Runtime: 118m. ... Switchback (1997) Full Cast & Crew. But I kept passing it up for other things for a few weeks or so. Directed by Jeb Stuart. When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the... Dennis Quaid Will Play the Villain in Family Film 'The Tiger Rising', First 'Jumanji: The Next Level' Trailer Is a Game-Changer, 22 Huge Stars You Won't Believe Have Never Been Nominated for Oscars, Dennis Quaid Lines Up Netflix Series 'Merry Happy Whatever', 'Jumanji' Sequel Adds Danny Glover to the Mix, 11 Things You Never Knew About 'Lethal Weapon'. Polit ically ambi tious Amarillo police chief Jack McGinnis (William Fichtner) uses a loca l murder to gain votes in his campaign, a setback for Sheriff Buck Olms tead (R. Lee Ermey), up for re-election. You Can Watch Casper's Haunted Christmas (2000) Full Movie Please Check The Site: www.movies111.com HD Quality Movie Site Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2020. I liked the culture of the truck stops and the railroad bunkhouses, and the old rail workers warming their hands over stoves in cabooses. Definitely worth a watch or two :). And the convention that whenever a stranger walks into a Western saloon, all the regulars immediately beat him senseless. **** 3-1/2 Stars **** An exceptionally well-made and inventive thriller - can't say that about very many flicks, so this one gets 3-1/2 stars. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2019. But it was alright, had me guessing a few times here and there but anyone who's watched enough movies knows who the killer is. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. ... You may remember him from Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. One involves a long car journey through the west by Bob, a former railroad worker (Danny Glover) and Lane (Jared Leto), a hitchhiker with a secret in his past. Working titles include: Going West in America, Going West. The acting was good on everyone's part (save for Dennis Quaid who I have seen better performances out of). Their dynamics were a treat to watch. Original Title: Switchback. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. And the small-town cops were played to perfection. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Switchback (1997) Nov 3, 2019. So when I saw its availability on Prime I looked into it and thought, well the actors are good so maybe I should give it a try.