Review of Free Ride (2013) by Jamie C — 18 Jan 2014

Not bad.. being based on a true story helped :).

This review of Free Ride (2013) was written by Jamie C on 18 Jan 2014.

Free Ride has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Christina Izzo (5) for Time Out (7,510) on 08 Jan 2014

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 09 Jan 2014

The result, while sincere and nicely evoked, feels choppy, familiar and, despite the script's heavily stacked deck — and a few harrowing…

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By Jared F (348) on 02 Jul 2014

Pretty boring, ugly movie with a very weak ending. don't bother watching this…

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By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 08 Jan 2014

Shana Betz's too-insistent refusal to commit to the melodramatic or to the suspenseful only makes the film seem like empty dramatization…

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By Daphne M (68) on 22 Feb 2015

Sadly this is the reality for way too many. Don't think it always ends as pretty and sweet as this one but every story is different. Well done…

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By Kristina K (624) on 05 May 2016

Anna Paquin gives a great performance as well as the other actors in this movie based on true events in the 70's…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 07 Sep 2014

Dull and lifeless. Despite it's cast the movie fails to engage the audience on any level…

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By Filmgrinder S (1,010) on 28 Apr 2014

Pretty cookie cutter and predictable but it is a true story so that fact alone makes it more interesting--Great period feeling…

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