Detour (2013)

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  • Opened March 29, 2013 (Limited)
  • 1 hr 26 min
  • NR
  • On the road to a high-powered lunch meeting, smooth-talking ad man, Jackson Alder (Neil Hopkins), is brainstorming his next big pitch when he is blindsided by Mother Nature. Swallowed up by a devastating mudslide, he awakens to darkness. Alone underneath an avalanche of mud, his certainty of rescue gives way to a horrifying reality – no one is coming. With oxygen and time running out, Jackson clings to the unfinished life he left behind. Shedding his suit and surveying the limited tools he has at his disposal, Jackson refuses to go down without a fight. Pushing himself beyond his physical and mental boundaries, he must ask himself the ultimate question: What would you do to survive? Full synopsis

  • Cast: Neil Hopkins, Brea Grant, John Forest, Ptolemy Slocum, Deb Snyder
  • Director: William Dickerson
  • Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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70
The Hollywood Reporter
| Frank Scheck

Detour is a tautly efficient thriller that fully succeeds in making the viewer identify with its hapless protagonist’s desperate plight. Read full review

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The New York Times
| Jeannette Catsoulis

At times the groan and scream of collapsing metal sounds so authentic you might mistake Jackson’s heavy breathing for your own. Read full review

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Village Voice
| Alan Scherstuhl

The performance and filmmaking are invigorating. Read full review

58
The A.V. Club
| Scott Tobias

Dickerson passes on the occasion for existential drama and goes for the race-against-the-clock urgency of an ordinary guy trying to crawl out of his predicament. It’s effective enough, but there isn’t much to it. Read full review

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Neil Hopkins in "Detour."