Thought it was a typical storyline, but it did keep me on the edge of my seat. Nice spin in the end. Would not be interested in watching the second one though.

A pscho-thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat till the end

Sure, okay - you can't talk about Joy Ride (in which a pair of brothers and a young woman are terrorized by a truck driver after a prank gone wrong) without referencing Duel, and sure the plot sounds a little dumb. And yet, thanks to a smart script (... (read more) Sure, okay - you can't talk about Joy Ride (in which a pair of brothers and a young woman are terrorized by a truck driver after a prank gone wrong) without referencing Duel, and sure the plot sounds a little dumb. And yet, thanks to a smart script (co-written by J.J. Abrams) and slick direction from the always reliable John Dahl, Joy Ride is a pretty great b-movie thriller. There's nothing revolutionary or brilliant here - there's a lot of fakeouts that you'll probably anticipate, and there's more than a few leaps of logic. But Dahl also brings some great staging to the movie, milking every bit of tension out of the display of a CB radio or the countdown of doors on a hallway. On top of that, you have Walker, Sobieski, and Zahn, all of whom not only are clearly having some fun, but who get a chance to stretch their characters a little bit into something like real people instead of just thriller cliches. Add to that the stroke of genius in casting Ted Levine as the voice on the radio, and you've got a really fun time. It won't go down in history, but it's far more enjoyable and fun than I really expected.

An entertaining and tense film but no clever twist here.

This movie was surprisingly really good since I had never heard of it prior to watching it. It was really thrilling like the whole movie and kept my attention throughout. There were parts that were very fartfetched and kind of "bullshitted", but I st... (read more) This movie was surprisingly really good since I had never heard of it prior to watching it. It was really thrilling like the whole movie and kept my attention throughout. There were parts that were very fartfetched and kind of "bullshitted", but I still loved the whole plot.

If you're looking to have your nerves fried and your pulse pounded, this is your ticket to ride.

Dahl works the audience like the dial of a car radio, testing out all manner of squeals and static and all-out, high-pitched terror.

Dahl permeates the film with enough quirky detail ... and horror-movie staples ... to keep things interesting.

Much more effectively terrifying than the usual overplotted, underwritten Hollywood thriller.

No one wins awards for movies like this, but this is escapist entertainment raised to the level of art.