When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
As long as Clive Owen is on his own, solving problems and planning revenge, Derailed is a reasonably gripping thriller.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
11 Nov 2005
rotten:
[Derailed has] a ludicrous script whose twists and turns are laughably obvious or just plain laughable.
– Ruthe Stein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Nov 2005
fresh:
It has a great look, a couple of genuinely terrifying turns and a surprise or two that I didn't see coming. This is a flawed but stylish and entertaining thriller.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
14 Nov 2005
rotten:
Someone had to work extra hard to make a movie this bad with two likeable leads like Mr. Owen and Ms. Aniston. I can't figure out why.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
30 Nov 2005
rotten:
Yet another in the seemingly endless line of stupid, generic thrillers that Hollywood foists upon the movie-going public.