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A clandestine love affair may claim a terrible price from two desperate people in this psychological thriller. Charles Schine (Clive Owen) is an advertising executive who is married to Deanna (Melissa... read more read more... George) and has a young diabetic daughter whose third kidney operation has just failed. Charles' life turns a most unexpected corner when he meets Lucinda Harris (Jennifer Aniston) on a commuter train. Lucinda, who is also married with a daughter, keeps bumping into Charles on the train, and they strike up a friendship that soon grows into something deeper. Eventually Charles and Lucinda meet for lunch, then dinner, then check into a posh hotel, but the consequences turn out to be greater than they imagined; the dangerous criminal Philippe LaRoche (Vincent Cassel) breaks into the couple's hotel room, beats Charles nearly unconscious, and rapes Lucinda. The problem doesn't end there, however; LaRoche soon unveils both his certainty that the couple avoided calling the police, and -- more troublingly -- his possession of Charles' personal information. When he makes the ill-advised attempt to blackmail the couple, Charles turns to a rough-cut friend from his workplace, who offers to help out -- for a small commission.Derailed was the first American project for Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Mikael Håfstrom, Addison Timlin, Clive Owen, Clive Owens, David Morrissey, Giancarlo Esposito, Jennifer Aniston, Melissa George, RZA, Tom Conti, Vincent Cassel, Xzibit

Release Date: November 11, 2005

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  • phubbs1
    April 8, 2012
    phubbs1
    So I was gonna watch the JCVD thriller called 'Derailed' but after the first five minutes I realised I had the wrong film haha so I stuck with this despite Aniston being involved.

    Honestly I was pleasantly surprised with this thriller, you don't think its a thriller and you don'... read moret see the quite decent twist in the plot, but its actually pretty good. I won't go into the plot for fear of spoiling it but its all about double cross, setups, scams...basically naughty lying laced with blackmail.

    Bottom line the film is carried by an excellent performance from Cassel who is really quite evil looking and convincingly aggressive. His scrawny frame is deceiving as is his change in character to get into Owen's life which gives him the kind of presence that sends shivers down your spine, the fact that he won't stop makes him nasty and scary.

    Owen does a good job as the husband in dire straits as he battles against the demands of Cassel's character, he looks the everyman and plays it well. Unfortunately Aniston simply cannot shake her comedic background and just cannot convey a decent performance in drama as far as I'm concerned, she just isn't convincing, purely a TV actor period.

    For some reason someone thought the casting of 'Xzibit' and 'RZA' was a good move for this film, errrr no, they add nothing in their roles and I don't understand why they were even considered when simple more toned down characters would have been better. And can someone explain to me whenever these 'musicians' are cast in films the end credits always seem to role with a lame rap song? is that part of their deal or something!? completely wrong choice of music for the end credits here, totally ruins the feel.

    From a slow start which feels like its gonna be crap to a pretty good thriller which does get you involved as the plot gets deeper. I didn't see the plot U-turn and it really makes things interesting as you root for Owen's character, before that its a little annoying as you tend to blame Aniston for his ever mounting problems but after the twist you see why.
  • 76Majikat
    August 1, 2010
    76Majikat
    Thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish, good performances alll round, particularly from Vincent Cassel, but more shockingly, a good performance from Jennifer Aniston as a serious role.

    I watched this film, knowing nothing about it and having not even seen a trailer and... read more I'm glad, because I had no expectations of it and it left it unpredictable.
  • ythelastman89
    November 25, 2009
    ythelastman89
    I actually really liked this and it's a great improvement on the bland novel. Clive Owen played his part perfectly along with Vincent Cassel, who played the ultimate slime ball. It was a decnt thriller wirth a lot to love. It has a lot of great twists and turns and great characters.
  • allan913
    September 24, 2009
    allan913
    It's one of the smartest, sexiest, stylish and most intriguing thrillers in years. A riveting first-rate suspense thriller. It will have you on the edge the whole time and hit you with unpredictable twist and turns. A thrilling, pulse-pounding and adrenline-pumping ride that has... read more you going right to the very end. Clive Owen is a knockout. Jennifer Aniston is great. Vicent Cassel is devilshly charming and electrifying.
  • cosmo313
    August 27, 2009
    cosmo313
    Passable thriller that starts out good, but slowly unravels as it goes on. I liked it, and found myself entertained, even though it is flawed and isn't completely airtight.
  • ironclad1609
    July 22, 2009
    ironclad1609
    This thriller starts out really slow, showing how two strangers are so curious about each other that they risk their marriages and start an affair. Everything beyond that is quite a surprise. Not only do things speed up and take quite a few twists and turns, it's just extremely e... read morentertaining to see the noose tighten around Clive Owen's neck, who is giving another very convincing performance as leading man. Another big asset of the film is Vincent Cassell who is a really threatening bastard once again. The regularly recurring theme of trains and trams is interesting to follow as well. The surprising and clever ending finishes a satisfying thriller experience that may not reinvent the genre but delivers what it is setting out to be.
  • sanjurosamurai
    March 25, 2009
    sanjurosamurai
    good flick. the twist was a little predictable and its hard to root for anyone in this film, even clive owen, but it was very entertaining. the last 15 minutes of the film didnt need to be there, the film would have ended better at the hotel shoot out, but overall a solid film.
  • fb619846742
    January 16, 2009
    fb619846742
    A well done, but overall flawed thriller. If you see it, see it for Vincent Cassel's extraordinary performance, he's nothing short of remarkable as the villain here. Its a very good movie for the most part, with a twist inserted about 3/4 of the way through that is both clever as... read more well as unexpected. What brings the film down into "average", or, what I call "Lucky Number Slevin" territory when it comes to decent thrillers, is its inability to know how to end. Instead of cutting back time and ending on a sound note, it keeps going, launching into one last twist that proves to be both fake and poorly thought out. Its a great movie for 3/4 of the way through, but the ending was lacking big time.
  • pier007
    September 25, 2008
    pier007
    It starts off okay, but it derails after a while. Ordinary and predictable thriller with some few intense moments.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    July 22, 2008
    FiLmCrAzY
    i really wanna see it

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James Berardinelli
December 6, 2005
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Yet another in the seemingly endless line of stupid, generic thrillers that Hollywood foists upon the movie-going public. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
November 30, 2005
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

Someone had to work extra hard to make a movie this bad with two likeable leads like Mr. Owen and Ms. Aniston. I can't figure out why. Full Review

Richard Roeper
November 14, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

It has a great look, a couple of genuinely terrifying turns and a surprise or two that I didn't see coming. This is a flawed but stylish and entertaining thriller. Full Review

Ruthe Stein
November 11, 2005
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

[Derailed has] a ludicrous script whose twists and turns are laughably obvious or just plain laughable. Full Review

Peter Howell
November 11, 2005
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

They Never Saw It Coming, teases the poster for Derailed, and you have to wonder if blindness is now a prerequisite for Hollywood characters. Full Review

Roger Moore
November 11, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

As male guilt and vengeance fantasies go, Derailed has its moments of righteous comeuppance. Full Review

Kyle Smith
November 11, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Derailed is a choo-choo bound for oblivion - - and making no stops for plausibility along the way.

Jack Mathews
November 11, 2005
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

Like a runaway train, the movie hurtles over the tracks so fast, you can barely keep up with the incongruities. Full Review

Amy Biancolli
November 11, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Derailed is one of those thrillers that makes you wish the main characters watched more thrillers, because then they wouldn't act like chumps. Full Review

Liam Lacey
November 11, 2005
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Derailed is just entertaining enough if you approach it with appropriately low expectations. Full Review

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