Free Ride (2014)
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as Christina
as Ray
as Sandy
as MJ
as Gia
as Bossman
as Shell
as Rain
as Coast Guard Captain
as DEA
as The Captain
as ER Nurse
as Duane
as Captain Jim
as BK
as Biker
as Teacher #1
as Gina
as Lorido-Zada
as Security Guard
as DEA Agent
as DEA Agent
as Leon
as DEA Agent
as Inmate #1
as Television Anchor
as Prison Guard
as Teacher #2
as Ronnie
as Actor
as DEA Agent
as Paramedic
as Principal
as DEA Agent
as Restaurant Patron
as DEA Agent #2
as Good Looking Bad Boy
as Terry
as Greasy Guy #1
as Band Groupie
as Band Groupie/Concert Goer
as Student
as Hotel Manager
as Federal Agent
as Jewelry Clerk
as Joseph
as Drug Smuggler #1
as Student
as Student
as Waiter
as Bartender
as Coast Guard Captain #2
as Student
as Student (Uncredited)
as Prisoner (uncredited)
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It's unspeakably depressing to see Anna Paquin playing the mom (of a teenager!), but the pointlessness and mediocrity of the Paquin-produced "Free Ride" is even more depressing.
The result, while sincere and nicely evoked, feels choppy, familiar and, despite the script's heavily stacked deck - and a few harrowing episodes - lacks sufficient momentum.
From top to bottom, it feels authentic, and its laid-back, nonjudgmental tone evokes the easygoing world of Jimmy Buffett songs celebrating how changes in latitude bring changes in attitude.
While this true-life odyssey should be the basis for a compelling drama or even a taut thriller, slack direction and a weak screenplay undermine the plot's inherent tension.
In between bizarrely low-octane moments of authorities circling the ring, the soulful up-and-comer crafts a far more perilous tale, one of a teenage caretaker getting a crash course in growing up too fast, too soon.
Shana Betz's too-insistent refusal to commit to the melodramatic or to the suspenseful only makes the film seem like empty dramatization.
Audience Reviews for Free Ride
Really can't fault the 70's look and feel this movie had - really convincing to the era! The movie felt a little thin and patchy, but I liked the reveal at the end. I don't know that I quite liked the mothers will do what they have to do rationalising at the end - sorry, I would rather be a poor cleaner than try and take the "easy" road personally, but it's a true story, and that's someone's own feelings, so I'm not going to comment too much on that.
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