An average movie

Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect from this movie but since I have a weak spot for Emily Blunt, I thought I should check it out. In my opinion, Blunt is a really talented actress but she doesn't seem to pick the most brilliant features and this movie was a perfect example. I mean, the beginning was pretty weak. Basically, she ends up in a car with a total stranger after texting someone during her class and it felt pretty awkward. I mean, it was terribly rushed and a rather artificial way to create some tension which eventually had nothing to do with the actual plot. Indeed, the whole thing actually deals with some kind of haunted road and since you are dealing with a US thriller, they spent most of the last 20 minutes explaining what was going on using some flashbacks. That's one reason why I tend to dismiss this kind of movies, is that they try really hard to rationalize something completely preposterous when they should keep something to the imagination of the viewer. In my opinion, it would have been more interesting to make it a minimalistic survival flick with those two strangers stuck into a car in the middle of an icy winter storm. Eventually, the only redeeming feature was Emily Blunt who, in spite of the poor material, still managed to deliver a decent performance. To conclude, it is a rather weak horror feature and it is not really worth a look, even if you like the genre.

5/10