Unhinged

unhinged was moving toward an easy 3.5 stars for much of its running time. russell crowe is on his game as the psychotic villain of this piece who takes road rage to an entirely new level, and caren pistorius is a nice counter to him as rachel, the chronically-late single mother targeted by his wrath. sure, there are flaws here. the "chronically-late" part is a bit eye-rolling; it's practically established as rachel's predominant character trait as if it's a character trait at all. but director derrick borte keeps this insane little spot of violence and tension roiling along at a rapid pace,... read more