Derailed (2005/I)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Mikael Håfström

Writers (WGA):

Stuart Beattie (screenplay)
James Siegel (novel)

Release Date:

11 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Some lines should never be crossed.

Plot:

When two married business executives (Owen and Aniston) having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, the two must turn the tables on him to save their families

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Abortion | Confidence Woman | Stockings | Commuter Train

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 16

9:00 PM

LIFE

Cast

Vincent Cassel	...	LaRoche
Clive Owen	...	Charles Schine
Addison Timlin	...	Amy Schine
Melissa George	...	Deanna Schine
Jennifer Aniston	...	Lucinda Harris
Sandra Bee	...	Train Conductor
RZA	...	Winston Boyko
William Armstrong	...	Accountant
Tom Conti	...	Eliot Firth
Rachael Blake	...	Susan Davis (as Rachel Blake)
Richard Leaf	...	Night Clerk Ray
Xzibit	...	Dexter
Catherine McCord	...	Avery Price Receptionist
Denis O'Hare	...	Jerry the Lawyer
Georgina Chapman	...	Candy

MPAA:

Rated R for strong disturbing violence, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

108 min | USA:112 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | Norway:15 | USA:R (certificate #41872) | Czech Republic:12 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | France:-12 | Brazil:16 | Sweden:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (cut version) | USA:Not Rated (unrated DVD version) | Philippines:R-13 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Di Bonaventura Pictures

Trivia:

Metra, which operates the regional train system in Chicago, was paid $30,000 for advice and the use of some trains and stations for the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: Although the card at the end of the film reads "December", the last shot is that of Charles's daughter running outside with fall leaves and trees all around her, clearly not a Chicago winter.

Quotes:

Detective Church: Hey!
Charles Schine: [turns around to face Church]
Detective Church: If you brought that shank in here, it's *pre-meditated* murder. The law don't care who you kill.
[pauses]
Detective Church: I guess the law didn't care about Winston, either.
Detective Church: [nods to the guard to open the gate and release Schine]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Stuart Beattie (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Be the Girl

Everyman facing a heap of trouble

Clive Owen convincingly portrays an everyman who lives a life where every day is the same - until he unexpectedly meets a woman on a train and his life starts going off in new directions.

When that turns bad, his old habits reassert himself: instead of forming a plan with built-in alternatives, or being a brilliant improviser (like so many other thriller heroes), he forms simple plans and is always at a loss when they fail.

Other people feel that there are plot holes in this movie, but I feel that it just shows an everyman who is a slow starter, not the dynamic super-hero so many other protagonists turn into at the first sign of trouble.

Recommended.