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Trucker
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 6 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by: James Mottern
Directed by: James Mottern
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 9, 2009
DVD: January 5, 2010
Running Time: 90 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for some sexuality, language, brief drug use involving minors, and a sexual assault
Starring Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion, Benjamin Bratt, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jimmy Bennett
Diane Ford, a vivacious and successful independent truck driver, leads a carefree life of long-haul trucking, one night stands and all-night drinking with Runner until the evening her estranged 11-year-old son, Peter is unexpectedly dropped at her door. (Monterey Media)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Trucker sets out on a difficult and tricky path, and doesn't put a foot wrong.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Betsy Sharkey
There are so many wonderfully unconventional things to like about this tiny independent film, Monaghan's earthy and uncompromising performance chief among them, its depth surprising you at every turn.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
Written and directed by James Mottern with more attention to character than to plot, Trucker is a simple, unadorned study of a loner forced by circumstance to embrace the world again -- but only on her terms.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Aaron Hillis
It's a smooth ride thanks to Monaghan, and an impressive ensemble.
Read Full Review >Time Out New York Joshua Rothkopf
You sense the Demme-esque working-class comedy that might have been.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Stephen Farber
Although Trucker doesn't have the social import that made "Norma Rae" a hit, it's an affecting, small film that could catch on with sophisticated audiences as well as more down-home types.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
Trucker sometimes feels like a performance in search of a movie.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Joe Neumaier
Writer-director James Mottern's drama has a lived-in feel, but is notable mainly for Michelle Monaghan's glam-less turn as Diane.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
Fiercely acted but made with indifferent craft and no palpable feel for its subject matter, Trucker takes you on a ride from intrigue to indifference.
Read Full Review >New York Post Kyle Smith
Strip away the alt-country soundtrack, though, and you've got a Bette Davis fallen-woman-redeemed picture from 1937.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Cliff Doerksen
Writer-director James Mottern has a reasonably good feel for the textures of blue-collar life, but he pounds home the life lessons, underscoring them with poignant country-western songs.
Read Full Review >Variety John Anderson
Playing a negligent mother isn't usually the way to get ahead in the acting biz, but the elfin Michelle Monaghan must have seen Trucker as her vehicle out of the ingenue parking lot of sidekicks and potential hostages.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Whenever an actress takes on a gritty working-class role, the audience does a gut check of authenticity. Either the actress gets it, like Melissa Leo did in "Frozen River," or she doesn't, like Michelle Monaghan as the spoilin'-for-a-fight truck-driver heroine of the inert indie dud Trucker
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Bob W. gave it a9:
Great performances, excellent story.
Winston L. gave it a10:
Monaghan in on my Oscar-watch.
