Shuttle (2008)

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• J P

  
  Kind of sucked. It's filled with cliches; there's nothing original about it. The entire plot is predictable so any twists it throws at you aren't surprising in the least. The actors are of course all good looking young kids- who you really can't feel sorry for. The… More
  Kind of sucked. It's filled with cliches; there's nothing original about it. The entire plot is predictable so any twists it throws at you aren't surprising in the least. The actors are of course all good looking young kids- who you really can't feel sorry for. The entire plot is flawed. The movie is about 4 kids who get on a shuttle from the airport really late at night and are abducted by the shuttle driver and his accomplice. Those kids had SO many chances to escape, it was ridiculous. There was no excuse for their stupidity. There was ONE old guy that had a gun (the accomplice didn't come until later), and there were FOUR healthy young kids (TWO of which were strong men), and they just let the old guy push them around. They outnumbered him; they could've easily ditched the shuttle or taken the kidnapper out while he was driving the shuttle. SO...I can't really express sympathy for any of those victims. Even the characters themselves said "gee I should've gotten away when I had the chance" like duh ya think? Stupid ass characters. They should've known when the driver was so creepily desperate to have them as passengers on his shuttle...shuttle drivers don't do that ever. The kids all saw it coming, and they just hung around for the free ride to sketchy Mcsketchersville in the middle of ghettotown, USA. Like seriously? The whole setting the film was shot at was sketchy as fuck. It was completely deserted and pitch black with sketchy run down buildings on every block....and no matter how far the kidnapper drove or how many turns he made- they were still in ghettotown. It was so bizarre. Like a place that sketchy would not be that big. It was so weird. Anyway, the film had no suspense whatsoever since it was so obvious they were all going to die and *SHOCKER* the girls were being sold into the sex trade overseas. Definitely not the best movie, and the acting was nowhere near good.

• Cassie H

  
  A good horror film that has all of the suspenseful aspects that a film like this needs.

• Lady D

  
  In this Horror we have reminders of bits from many other films, so whilst it almost seems an original (albeit a no-brainer of a Horror) movie, hints of Freddy Kruger's bus, Scream's Sydney played by Neive Campbell and the resemblance to the main character, I won't spoil… More
  In this Horror we have reminders of bits from many other films, so whilst it almost seems an original (albeit a no-brainer of a Horror) movie, hints of Freddy Kruger's bus, Scream's Sydney played by Neive Campbell and the resemblance to the main character, I won't spoil the ending by comparing it to a film, but you get my drift. Not brilliant by far, but easy watching teen Horror cheese, with plenty of predictability

• Film C

  
  i like the concept of this story i guess but it dragged the story of the shuttle out for way to long and didnt give more to the story of kidnapping and selling women into the sex/slave trade! So its boring and annoying!

• Dean !

  
  A fairly decent low budget indie thriller. I didn't expect much having not heard of it, but it was ok and I did find the ending quite different. As with most films of this type there are countless occasions in the film that leave you thinking no one would do that, what you would… More
  A fairly decent low budget indie thriller. I didn't expect much having not heard of it, but it was ok and I did find the ending quite different. As with most films of this type there are countless occasions in the film that leave you thinking no one would do that, what you would do different in that situation. This film loses a bit of credibility because of that. Otherwise it's a decent modern thriller.

• Carlos M

  
  Shuttle is tense and well directed, and has some good twists, but it gives in to a lot of clichés and presents a horrifying ending with an excessively serious tone and no catharsis.

• Brian D

  
  Good little thriller here.Acting is good and the surpense is well done to.Again nice to see a twist at the end that i did.nt see coming which made this movie well above par.Worth a look people..

• A.D. V

  
  An exciting, well-paced thriller that loses all my respect due to a dumb-ass ending.

• _kelly .

  
  It's rare to come across a modern thriller/horror that actually thrills and scares; this film manages to do that.

• Eric H

  
  Edward Anderson's "Shuttle" is a low-budget gem that deserves some attention. A bunch of college students arrive home after a trip to some unnamed latin American country and board a shuttle bus at the airport. The driver (Tony Curran, in the best psycho performance… More
  Edward Anderson's "Shuttle" is a low-budget gem that deserves some attention. A bunch of college students arrive home after a trip to some unnamed latin American country and board a shuttle bus at the airport. The driver (Tony Curran, in the best psycho performance since Rutger Hauer in The Hitcher) turns out to be a nutcase who takes them on a nightmare journey. What I loved about this movie is the fact that it seems to be giving the bird to recent Horror movie trends like the awful "Torture-porn" sub-genre. We've seen so many movies where American kids go to some far-off land only to be butchered by nasty foreigners. Anderson turns this on it's head by having his protagonists become victims on their return to the States. He eschews gore, all the violence appears off-screen, instead focusing on psychological violence and an atmosphere of dread. Another factor all too lacking in new horror flicks is that the characters are actually not assholes. Theres no beer-chugging fratness, no racial stereotypes, just believable and to a degree likeable people. You don't want anything bad to happen to these characters, and THAT'S THE POINT! Sadly it's a point most screenwriters seem to have forgotten. There are some great performances especially Curran and Peyton List as the lead victim, giving probably the best scream-queen performance since Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween. It's not a perfect movie, there are some story threads that go nowhere like List using sign-language, but it's so refreshing to see Horror as it should be that I have to recommend it.

• Jacob P

  
  A pretty good suspense film.

• John M

  
  In spite some minor flaws, "Shuttle" is an entertaining, engaging and at time exciting movie with an original plot but a bit predictable and with a ending that will leave you uncomfortable.

• Leina R

  
  If you want to see a film where the characters make contstant bad decisions then this is the movie for you. The ending would've been more powerful if the characters weren't so dumb.

• Rose G

  
  Two friends travel to Mexico hoping for a memorable vacation but a late shuttle bus ride from the airport turns horribly wrong when they realized that they are being transported in a place that is not part of their plans. I wanted to like this movie but again, I couldn't stop… More
  Two friends travel to Mexico hoping for a memorable vacation but a late shuttle bus ride from the airport turns horribly wrong when they realized that they are being transported in a place that is not part of their plans. I wanted to like this movie but again, I couldn't stop thinking how stupid the characters are. They obviously outnumber their kidnapper(s) but they just make the wrong decisions!

• Nick G

  
  This movie is bad. You know how someone can say one thing in a movie, or do one thing in a movie, or something happens, and you think wow.. well credibility is shot there, that sucks.. and it brings down the whole movie? That happens CONSTANTLY in this film. For example, they… More
  This movie is bad. You know how someone can say one thing in a movie, or do one thing in a movie, or something happens, and you think wow.. well credibility is shot there, that sucks.. and it brings down the whole movie? That happens CONSTANTLY in this film. For example, they are in a major city..Boston I believe.. and can't get a cell signal? What, is that because they are driving through the "hood"?? It seems to be what they want you to believe?? That is only one of the many illogical or common sense lacking events in this movie. The characters and their actions make no sense. There are so many things in this movie that people in real life simply wouldn't do, or would do and don't. If I were on that shuttle I would have escaped or died trying 100 times over.. there is no chance it would have gone down like that. I didn't like it, and I can only imagine the people and "critics" (hah!) who are rating this well, simply haven't seen a decent movie with the same theme and atmosphere.. IE: P2, Panic Room, and another that comes to mind, but I don't want to say as it might "ruin" the ending. Not that it could be since everything is completely predictable, and what they probably hope to be plot "twists" aren't.. there are no suprises.

• Barry L

  
  I was quite suprised by this little gem. The plot is a pretty standard one with the film taking place mostly on board a little airport shuttle bus. Its confined and the acting is very well done. The budget was small but the outcome was great. Truelly unpleasant ending....and she looks… More
  I was quite suprised by this little gem. The plot is a pretty standard one with the film taking place mostly on board a little airport shuttle bus. Its confined and the acting is very well done. The budget was small but the outcome was great. Truelly unpleasant ending....and she looks better as a brunette!

• alan j

  
  Decent concept, but hard to believe in spots..an airport shuttle bus driving in the middle of the night in seedy neighborhods, yet no one spots them...yea right..well anything is possible in the movies. Also, the plot only works due to the stupidity of the captives, as well as the… More
  Decent concept, but hard to believe in spots..an airport shuttle bus driving in the middle of the night in seedy neighborhods, yet no one spots them...yea right..well anything is possible in the movies. Also, the plot only works due to the stupidity of the captives, as well as the 'michael meyers' invincibility of the main kidnapper..being stabbed and shot doesn't deter the last man standing..maybe he is not human after all? Ultimately dark and grim with a most unhappy ending. For those who enjoy horror movies, this is worth a look.

• David S

  
  Your standard girls in peril horror this has nothing you haven't seen before. However it's a good set up with a couple of decent twists and a clever ending. The acting is very good even if the cast are conforming to the stereotypes set down and even if the middle of the film… More
  Your standard girls in peril horror this has nothing you haven't seen before. However it's a good set up with a couple of decent twists and a clever ending. The acting is very good even if the cast are conforming to the stereotypes set down and even if the middle of the film sags I still thought there was a lot to recommend here.

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