The Hitcher

I watched The Hitcher last night for the first time. I had wanted to see it some time ago, I remember coming across the box on the shelf at Target and thinking, yeah, I need to see this. There are several reasons, obvious of you know me. It's a horror flick, it's a re-make of a cult classic from the 80's, and it's got one of the greatest villain actors of all time, Sean Bean.

I didn't have high expectations when I started this movie, but there was a lingering hope, a hope that remained even after Michael Bay's name appeared on the screen. My hope remained even as the second poorly rendered computer generated creature was killed on the screen.

My doubts didn't begin until after the first set of ridiculous coincidences, which in turn gave way to further coincidences, and further doubts. I wish I could explain all the ways that this movie fails in terms of sheer silliness, but unfortunately it would ruin the movie for you.

Why am I worried about ruining this movie for you when my tone seems to indicate that it wasn't good? Simply put, this movie, as bad as it is, is still worth watching. This is the sort of film that makes you love hating it.

There are a lot of movies that do this well, movies that make you groan as it unfolds, yet you can't bring yourself to stop watching, can't bring yourself to hit stop or walk out of the theater. This movie does that perfectly, Sean Bean is a villain that makes you want the bad guy to win, just as badly as you want him to lose.

Still, this is a movie I recommend seeing. It's filled with blood and guts, it has moments of action, and it gives you plenty of those situations that makes want to scream at the screen.

And really, that's what matters, that the movie gets you involved.