Rating of
3/4
"The Hitcher" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 05/21/12
C. Thomas Howell is stalked on a dusty american highway by a psychotic hitchhiker in this cult chiller. The formula has been used a million times, but never as effectively; the lack of explanation for it all somehow adds to the tension, and the director uses admirable restraint leaving much of the gory violence to the imagination. Howell's acting abilities are rather limited, but the film belongs to Rutger Hauer who brings his trademark brand of creepy intensity to the role of the enigmatic maniac. It also has more visual panache than most of it's contemporaries, and has aged considerably better as a result.
