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'Highwaymen' is a 2004 thriller film directed by Robert Harmon. It stars Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Frankie Faison, and Colm Feore. The score was composed by Mark Isham.

Plot



A man known only as Rennie (Jim Caviezel) is motivated by revenge to track down and kill the man who ran over his wife, a serial killer (Colm Feore) immobilized by the man himself. The killer uses a wheelchair. He drives a 1972 Cadillac Eldorado to stalk and kill his victims in car accidents. When the serial killer makes a young woman (Rhona Mitra) his next target, the man has to stop the killer once and for all.

Cast



* Jim Caviezel as Renford James "Rennie" Cray

* Rhona Mitra as Molly Poole

* Colm Feore as Fargo

* Gordon Currie as Ray Boone

* Frankie Faison as Will Macklin

* Andrea Roth as Alex Farrow

* Noam Jenkins as Kelt

Reception



On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 13% based on , with a weighted average rating of 3.2/10.

Anna Smith from 'Empire Magazine' gave the film 2/5 stars, writing, "Both the well-choreographed crash scenes and the gritty cinematography hint at a better film. Shame no-one took the time to make it." Jamie Russell from 'BBC' awarded the film 1/5 stars, calling it "a five-lane pileup on the freeway to hell".

Mark Savlov from 'Austin Chronicle' gave the film 2/5 stars, stating that the film "lacks the sprawling, Westernized mythos of 'The Hitcher' and feels, in the end, like a previously owned nightmare sorely in need of a new universal hell joint."

References




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