Rent Breakdown (1997)
3.5 of 5 from 101 ratings
1h 29min
Improbable but enjoyable, 'Breakdown' is one of those American films that expresses the fear and suspicion that middle class urbanites feel about rural working class communities (sometimes with justification!).
The emphasis is on action, threat and car chases. The stunt men must have deserved every dollar of their wages. Any acting chops from the likes of the great J.T. Walsh and the ever-reliable Kurt Russell are buried under a a mound of burned rubber and desert dust.
But it's a competent thriller, and the final scene is like the 'Italian Job' on steroids.