Rotten
A ponderous, incoherent horror mishmash that turns King's short story into utter nonsense.
Justin Chang, Variety
Riding the Bullet
The dead travel fast
2004 · 1h 38m · R
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Mick Garris
Overview
In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death. Believing he is losing his girlfriend, he tries to commit suicide on his birthday but his friends manage to stop him. He receives news that his mother has had a stroke and decides to hitchhike to visit her at the hospital.
Director and cast
- Mick Garris Director
- Jonathan Jackson as Alan Parker
- David Arquette as George Staub
- Cliff Robertson as Farmer
- Barbara Hershey as Jean Parker
- Erika Christensen as Jessica Hadley
- Barry W. Levy as Julian Parker (as Barry Levy)
- Jackson Warris as Alan - Age 6
- Jeffrey Ballard as Alan - Age 12 (as Jeff Ballard)
- Peter LaCroix as Mature Alan
- Chris Gauthier Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
26%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The movie is so glum and flat-footed there's no reason to care.
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Both the anticipation factor and writer-director Mick Garris' slick adaptation fail to live up to the old hype.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
A better name for the film would be Taking the Bullet, because that's what sitting through this dopey, pretentious mess feels like.
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic
Rotten
It's a navel-gazing meditation on death smothered under excess and ham-handed direction, better suited for late-night cable.
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
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