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This was a combination of Stuck, I Know What You Did Last Summer and was heavily cliched but it was thrilling and one hell of a crazy,bloody ride from start to finish. I thought the filming was surprisingly slick and efficient and the acting was pretty decent for a direct to dvd horror/thriller. Most of it was pretty unrealistic on how it all played out and was sometimes over the top but you got to love their effort. There are also a couple of good scares and a creepy atmosphere throughout that was the perfect match for this movie. Overall a well done horror/thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat for 90 minutes even though the idea isn't so original. Recommended!
This movie isn't exactly the most clever or interesting movie ever. The lead girl was convincing but the rest of the actors performances seemed kind of forced, not incredibly bad but not great either. The way the victim reacted was cool though.
Disappointing. The script was pretty weak, the lead character was stupid and unlikeable (and I really like Laura Breckenridge), the killer just didn't make any sense and it was slow, dull and boring. A crap version of 'Stuck'.
Possibly one of the most unfocused, bland horror films I've seen recently. Certainly not the worst, but far from being remotely good... although I must admit, Kevin Corrigan was scary as hell once the car messed him up.
From beginning to end, watching Hit and Run is not a comfortable experience, which is exactly how a horror film should be. Beyond the obvious gut-wrenching events of the film, the ambiguous story will make you wonder, "What would I do in a similar situation?” Throughout the film the audience will struggle to take a side; it is hard to decide who to sympathize with, Emser of Mary. The dichotomy is that they are both victims but are also both willing to become killers. While some say that Hit and Run bears too strong a similarity to Stuart Gordon’s Stuck, the two are actually very different if you look beyond the surface level.
When Mary (Laura Breckingridge) goes out with some of her girl friends over Spring Break, it seems that they are going to have a fun night. Mary never expects that while driving home after having a few drinks she would encounter a situation that would turn her world upside down and running for her life. On her drive home, Mary swerves to avoid something in the road and narrowly avoids crashing her Jeep into a tree. She is a bit shaken, but seems okay otherwise, so its no surprise that she goes home and goes to sleep. However, she is not allowed to rest for long as she is awakened early in the morning by a strange noise coming from her garage.
When she investigates she finds that the source is a man (Kevin Corrigan), who is horribly mangled and hanging from the front bumper of her Jeep. His presence comes as a bit of a shock for both Mary and the audience and marks the beginning of the wild ride that is Hit and Run.
Appalled and irrational, viewers watch Mary’s internal struggle as she decides what to do to correct these horrible circumstances. Initially, she seems to want to help the man, but makes no move to call 911. However, she is scared when the man makes a grab for her. Terrified of the possible consequences, Mary decides that she must put this all behind her. Taking a golf club, she “accidentally” finishes the job her Jeep started. Sneaking out, she takes the body into the woods to bury it. This is the first of many gut wrenching scenes where audiences are not only visually horrified, but are on emotional overload as well. Watching Mary’s agony as she buries the body adds another dimension or horror to the film.
Still in shock, Mary confesses everything to her boyfriend, Rick (Christopher Shand), who gives her less than sound advice; keep everything inside, pretend nothing is wrong and it will go away. At this point, even the most out of touch viewer knows that this is probably the worst recommendation possible, but Mary heeds her boyfriend’s advice and tries to move on. However, she finds the trauma and guilt more difficult to deal with than she thought. She begins seeing little signs around her house that imply that someone knows what happened and it trying to mess with her.
The film twists in another unexpected direction as Mary discovers that her intuition is right. While it is no surprise that the man she hit starts coming after her seeking revenge, there are a number of sudden turns in the plot that will keep a horror movie fan on their toes till the very end. In the bloody game of kill or be killed that develops, the tides change so quickly, that there is no way to predict the ending.
Hit and Run boasts some interesting style and editorial choices, which contribute to the overall feeling of uncertainty and uneasiness experienced by the viewer. This is a welcome change from the general quality of direct to DVD films. Overall, definitely worth watching.
Posted By: cjhorrorfan13 at 6:15pm, February 1, 2009
ugh so stupid and un entertaining
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