the hitcher movie review

The Hitcher (2007) review

The story is simple. Two teenagers offering a ride to a stranger during their road trip has turned into a disaster.

No doubt the original movie is a classic with great performance from Rutger Hauer as John Ryder, the deadly Hitcher. After almost twenty years, we’ve Sean Bean as the new hitcher, Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton as the new couple.

I don’t know whether its fair to compare Sean Bean with Rutger Hauer, but definitely Rutger’s performance as the manic is way better than Sean. Not only Rutger but also C. Thomas Howell in the original is much better.

Personally, I think the original plot is more exciting than the new one. After all, maybe Hollywood really needs some new stories to tell rather than remaking the old ones.