There are so many wonderfully unconventional things to like about this tiny independent film, Monaghan's earthy and uncompromising performance chief among them, its depth surprising you at every turn.
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10/16/09
Trucker (2009)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:3
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: Excellent performances by Michelle Monaghan and Nathan Fillion and keenly-observed details of small town life elevate this otherwise predictable and inconsistent melodrama.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Diane Ford (Michelle Monaghan), a vivacious and successful independent truck driver, leads a carefree life of long-haul trucking, one night stands and all-night drinking with Runner (Nathan... [More]
Starring: Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion, Benjamin Bratt, Joey Lauren Adams
Director: James Mottern
Reviews for Trucker
1 - 5 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticMichelle Monaghan delivers the goods.
10/09/09
Top CriticThe vehicle (if you will pardon the pun) doesn’t quite know what to do with her character. And so the movie, the first feature written and directed by James Mottern, turns into a conventional mother-child reunion drama.
10/09/09
Top CriticI concede the story arc is fairly predictable, assuming neither one murders the other. But Mottern and his actors take no hostages.
10/08/09
Top CriticWhat's missing from the payload is surprise.
06/10/08
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