Mainly it's marking time: the characters take a definite backseat to the special effects, and much of the action seems gratuitous, leading nowhere.
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This review of Back Roads (1981) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 27 Feb 1991.
Back Roads has generally received mixed reviews.
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