BREAKDOWN
A film review by Michael Millhollin
Copyright 1997 Michael Millhollin
It was a hot day here in Las Vegas (100 degrees) so I decided to see a matinee. The movie Breakdown, starring Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan, was my choice and a choice I'm glad I made for the cheaper matinee ticket prices. Yes, I thought it was a movie made only for the matinee crowd as I didn't find it worth a $6.50 ticket. Kathleen Quinlan is beautiful and probably a fine actress (why do actresses wear thin tops with no bras underneath?) but this role didn't give her much of a chance to prove that. Kurt Russell has had better acting parts, but this one fell short of expectations. I found his acting, well, somewhat over acting!! There is a lot of action packed scenes, but in my opinion, far too many for the story line. I just could not imagine half the stuff that was going on from scene to scene, especially the one where he catches up with a rolling 18 wheeler on foot and finds the means to crawl from the spare tire rack to the front of the trailer, all without being seen by the driver, or falling off. I found myself shaking my head from disbelief through most of the last half of the movie.
On a four star **** rating:
Acting: * 1/2 Action: *** Overall: ** --
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