Detour

– A young law student, grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his u..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 37 Minutes
Release Year:
2016
Detour (2016)

A young law student, grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his unfaithful step-father.

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Detour (2016) - Trailer

Release Date:

20 Jan 2017

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Christopher Smith

Writer:

Christopher Smith

Main Actors:

Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley, Emory Cohen, John Lynch

Plot:

Law student and all round good guy, Harper, suspects that his scheming step-father, Vincent, is responsible for the car crash that sent his mother into a coma. Drowning his sorrows one evening in a seedy L.A whiskey bar, Harper is interrupted by a tough looking redneck called Johnny Ray who offers to 'take care' of his step-dad for the cool sum of US$20,000. Angry, intent on revenge and fuelled by alcohol, Harper agrees to the deal and spends the rest of his evening downing shots with Johnny Ray. The next morning, Harper awakes to the mother of all hangovers with hazy memory of the previous night's events. Answering a knock at the front door, he is surprised to find Johnny Ray and his beautiful but distant girlfriend, Cherry, ready and waiting to drive to Vegas to kill Vincent. Harper's claims that he was drunk and didn't know what he was doing mean nothing to Johnny Ray who is more threatening than ever in the cold light of day. Harper quickly realises that there is no easy way out; if he wants to survive this, he has no choice but to go along with the plan. What follows is a tense and deftly constructed noir thriller in which Harper's story takes an unexpected detour, presenting the audience with two alternate versions of events with two very different outcomes. Did Harper really want to kill his step father and which road did he actually take?

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Metacritic:
46%