
Trapped inside his car by a mudslide, smooth talking Jackson Alder suddenly finds himself in a situation he can't talk his way out of. With no hope of rescue, he must defy the odds; battling Mother Nature for his survival.... (Full plot summary below)
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Trapped inside his car by a mudslide, smooth talking Jackson Alder suddenly finds himself in a situation he can't talk his way out of. With no hope of rescue, he must defy the odds; battling Mother Nature for his survival.
Leave your thoughts about Detour.
| Film School RejectsRob HunterIt's easy to get bored by the necessary repetition found in a setup like this, but the script finds more than a few ways to keep things moving. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferA suspenseful, intense and horrifying thriller boasting a raw performance by Neil Hopkins. |
| Paste MagazineScott WoldDespite doubling as a plausibility-straining endorsement for the battery life of Apple’s iPhone, Dickerson’s claustrophobic survival thriller proves itself a technically proficient, expertly paced affair. |
| Shockya.comBrent SimonWhile not lacking for decent acting or technical execution, Detour lacks a compelling enough arc to sustain what might have worked much better as a short film. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanIn spite of a few significant flaws, Detour builds to a conclusion that sends you out the door shaken and thankful to see light. |
| AV ClubScott TobiasDickerson passes on the occasion for existential drama and goes for the race-against-the-clock urgency of an ordinary guy trying to crawl out of his predicament. It’s effective enough, but there isn’t much to it. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDetour is a tautly efficient thriller that fully succeeds in making the viewer identify with its hapless protagonist’s desperate plight. |
| TV GuideJason BuchananA deeply immersive exercise in low-budget suspense from start to finish. |
| New York PostFarran Smith NehmeDetour does a fine job of giving drivers yet another reason to stress out, but that anxiety doesn’t extend to its hero’s fate. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyA moderately tense but also somewhat monotonous and overstretched exercise in claustrophobic suspense that doesn’t compare well to similar efforts like “Buried” and “127 Hours.” |