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Hilarious
This movie is terrible. But because it is so ridiculous, it is worth your money as a comedy. The over the top evil trucker is not scary at all, and the director seems to make every effort to make the story unbelievable. For example, when they pick the girlfriend up from college at the end of the year, she only has one bag. And why did they buy the cb radio in the first place? The best part is clearly the alternate ending, where the older brother is on the phone trying to rekindle his relationship with his long lost father, a storyline more underdeveloped than a Richard Simmons manhood, having almost nothing to do with any of the film's prior events. Anyhow, the movie is fun to watch, and I actually like Abrams other works, especially Alias.

thrilling, but with many faults and loopholes
I'd like to start off with the pros by saying this was decently entertaining due to its fast pace suspense and believable storyline. The 2 brothers who play a light joke on a trucker over a CB radio, and later find themselves, along with their friends, the targets of the vengeful trucker, is realistic and absorbing because it can happen to anyone. <
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>I would categorize this into a suspense-slasher despite the fact you see very little blood and gore. The actors/actresses are by far one of the better groups among modern horror flicks with loads of crappy, stiff actors. The movie builds suspense very creatively and unleashes them at opportune times without making you feel like they are throwing cheap scream bursts at you (think The Grudge). It's filled with twists and turns and leaves you little time to guess what happens next. <
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>Now, on with the cons. Usually, candidates selected for targets in horror flicks are known for their stupidity. The common "don't go in there, you fool", "don't divide up, stay together", or the "shoot him, dammit, that's what your gun is for!!!". It's very normal for people to make a mistake or two and pay for the consequences. But seriously, the actors in this movie are so stupid (bad scripting?) that they continue to make dumb mistakes and very, very illogical decisions that gets you to wonder if the writer specifically put those decisions in to carry on the plot. There must have been at least 15 or 20 places where these sort of things happen, and some of those mistakes are just so unforgivable that I had to take out a star for the bad plotting. <
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>The other part I really found annoying was how godly they made the pyscho trucker. I mean, we aren't talking about normal killers like Jason or Freddy who are a step or 2 above their victims...we are talking about an omniscient, omnipotent criminal who can stealthily maneuver a huge truck to do anything at will, track down people with every piece of information about them, strategically plan every move and moves of opponents, while also knowning skills close to those of being an espionage. I mean, this guy should not even be a trucker, but an instructor who teaches CIA or FBI agents. This was the part that took the movie down further more. It would not have been hard to make an intelligent killer rather than the god of all criminals. The guy doesn't make one single mistake besides the prank that he fell for, and that's just very implausible. I'm sure you can find some far-fetched idea to explain this phenomenon, but I find it hard to beleive that a guy that can drive like a getaway specialist and track down people and plan out strategies like a CIA, would be a normal, ordinary trucker.