The Car 1977

Critics score:
21 / 100

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Vincent Canby, New York Times: The performances are terrible -- thin and overwrought in the manner of actors trying to improvise without an idea in their heads. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: As silly as it sounds, but strangely dull. Read more

Tom Milne, Time Out: Interminably drawn out, with some good special effects but its characters hauled straight out of the cracker-barrel, it has nowhere near the same minatory charge as Spielberg's Duel. Read more

Gary Arnold, Washington Post: There's nothing under the surface either, no pattern or primitive fear mechanism guiding the car. What you see is what you get, and it deserves to be thrown back. Read more