MOVIE REVIEWS: THE HITCHER
Monday, January 22 2007
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The Hitcher was not screened in advance for critics -- for good reason, it would appear. When they finally did take a look at it -- after buying tickets at the box office just like everyone else -- they drubbed it. "The mix of mystical solemnity and chain-reaction slapstick suggests a Road Runner cartoon directed by John Woo," wrote Matt Zoller Seitz in the New York Times. Most critics compare the film with the 1986 original, which also drew some caustic reviews. Peter Howell in the Toronto Star commented, "The movie doesn't make a lick of sense, but then neither did he original." Ty Burr in the Boston Globe wrote: "No one's going to argue that the 1986 psycho-thriller "The Hitcher" was a pillar of world cinema, but it had a scuzzy originality. The remake, by default, lacks even that. I don't think I've seen a movie with less reason to exist." Kyle Smith in the New York Post said that the best line he heard while watching the movie came from a person in the audience. "When the lovers go to a motel and watch [the Alfred Hitchcock classic] The Birds on TV, a guy yelled, 'Better movie!'"
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