John Dahl directs Steve Zahn, Paul Walker and Leelee Sobieski in this highway thriller where a prank on a road trip turns nasty once a killer in a truck begins chasing two brothers.

A nice little American Pie era spin on Duel. Looks glossier than anything Dahl had made before but also has a nasty streak that owes as much to Wes Craven’s Scream as any Neo-Noir. The ending has quite obviously been reshot but still works as a multiplex grabber. Zahn shines in the lead, Ted Levine’s supplies the malevolent voice of the unseen tormentor.

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Perfect Double Bill: Jeepers Creepers (2001)

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