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It begins tamely enough with a young jock Lewis (Paul Walker)
heading home for the holidays and deciding to pick up a friend-that-he-wants-to-be-
much-closer-to in the shape of Venna (Leelee Sobieski).
On the way he discovers his slightly off-the-rails brother
Fuller (Steve Zahn) is just getting out of the slammer - where
he had been thrown after a drunk and disorderly occasion in
Mormon-town Salt Lake City - and stops to collect him.
It takes a little while for the pair to bond again, but they
begin to warm to each other and soon Fuller's practical jokes
have them as schoolkids again.
One prank involves Lewis calling up a truckie on his CB radio
and making very suggestive talk in a low voice.
Stopping in a small motel they have a brush with a very tired
and grumpy traveller who is both rude and aggressive towards
Fuller, who decides to pay the guy back by giving his room
number to the eager-sounding truckie.
What follows is not nice and just as the guys think all is
over they discover that the truckie was not happy about the
practical joke and is out to pay them back.
And he does big time - both before and after they collect
Venna.
Roadkill is stylish and extremely effective with a
good cast, terrific ever-building thrills and an intelligent
script.
While Walker and Sobieski are good, the star of Roadkill
is Zahn who shamelessly steals just about every scene from
his co-stars.
If you liked Duel, then you will love Roadkill.
Conclusion: 85% Extras: 75%.
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