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What follows is a tense and deftly-constructed noir thriller in which Harper's story takes an unexpected detour, presenting the audience with two alternate versions of events with two very different outcomes.
Plot. Young law student Harper blames his powerful stepfather Vincent for causing the car accident that put his mother in a coma. One evening in a bar he meets and has a drink with the professional criminal Johnny Ray, who agrees to kill Vincent for $20,000.
Detour: Directed by Christopher Smith. With Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley, Emory Cohen, John Lynch. Driven by the motive to avenge his mother's accident, a young man blindly enters into a pact with a hoodlum who offers to kill his stepfather - the man he feels was responsible.
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- Action, Thriller
- Christopher Smith
- 2017-01-20
Jan 19, 2017 · Borrowing its name from Edgar G. Ulmer’s low-budget hard-boiled classic and a key plot device from one of Hitchcock’s finest, Detour is a movie built from unabashed nods toward a thriller...
Detour is a film directed by Christopher Smith with Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley, Emory Cohen, Stephen Moyer .... Year: 2016. Original title: Detour. Synopsis: Law student and all round good guy, Harper, suspects that his scheming step-father, Vincent, is responsible for the car crash that sent his mother into a coma.
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- United Kingdom
- Christopher Ross
- Christopher Smith
Jan 20, 2017 · Detour. Thriller. ‧ R ‧ 2017. Glenn Kenny. January 20, 2017. 5 min read. This movie begins with a wide-angle shot of a stripper on the stage of a club, stretching out at the pole as a song by a Cowboy Junkies soundalike band plays.
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Skilfully written, energetically performed and full of delicious twists, "Detour" (2016) is a highly enjoyable crime thriller that intrigues by using an interesting structural device, entertains by keeping its action well-paced and displays its writer's affection for film noir by referencing movies that were clearly some of his greatest influences.
