Monaghan does a reasonably good job with a formulaic script that calls for her to become prettier and more feminine as she learns to be a mama bear to her smart-mouthed but ultimately adorable kid.
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10/09/09
Trucker (2009)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:18
Rotten:14
Average Rating:5.7/10
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
Even if the film dutifully hits all the old notes, its characters are interesting, its California desert setting is novel, and its cast works hard. And not only is its star trying something new -- she’s getting it wonderfully right.
10/08/09
when Monaghan's 10-year-old son (Jimmy Bennett) shows up, the air blows out of the movie faster than a blown tire on an 18-wheeler
10/08/09
I 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 CriticWere it not for Michelle Monaghan's convincingly dirt-under-the-fingernails performance in the title role, there would be absolutely nothing about the film to distinguish it from dozens of other movies.
10/07/09
As the camera perches high on a hill at dawn, Diane’s truck sneaking out of town, you sense the Demme-esque working-class comedy that might have been.
10/07/09
Thanks to sensitive direction and a natural, exemplary script, both of which by the talented and never syrupy James Mottern, Trucker holds its emotions firmly in check throughout.
10/07/09
There may as well be a road sign announcing Diane's transformation from reckless loner to diligent mother, but it's a smooth ride thanks to Monaghan, and an impressive ensemble.
10/06/09
Michelle Monaghan gives a wonderfully rounded performance, reminiscent in its depth and heart of the one Melissa Leo gave in Frozen River.
10/05/09
Maintains the gritty realistic details of Diane's job and small town life.
08/28/09
It's still a performance you don't want a miss. Michelle Monaghan is memorable.
10/18/08
What's missing from the payload is surprise.
06/10/08
Top CriticHalf road trip and half learning how to make a home, Trucker gives Michelle Monaghan a chance to show what she can do and the result is encouraging, although twelve year old Jimmy Bennett nearly steals the show.
05/14/08
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