American Dreamer (1984)
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
American housewife Cathy Palmer loses her memory on a trip to Paris after being hit by a car. She wakes up in the hospital believing she's the fictional international spy, Rebecca Ryan.
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That explanation generally suffices, but character development isn’t exactly necessary in this suspenseful game of life-and-death, made plenty terrifying by director Derrick Borte ( American Dreamer ) and his ability to craft one claustrophobic moment after another on the film’s various roadways and domestic detours.
Director Derrick Borte (American Dreamer) and screenwriter Carl Ellsworth (Disturbia) will have you believe that’s where they’re headed.
The first two names that jumped out at me when looking into the specifics of the new film starring Russell Crowe were writer Carl Ellsworth (the remakes of Red Dawn and The Last House on the Left, as well as films like Disturbia and Red Eye, which are interesting genre works that feel like remakes of better movies) and director Derrick Borte (who made another movie about a downtrodden, middle-aged white guy last year, called American Dreamer, starring Jim Gaffigan).
But the film, directed by German Derrick Borte (“American Dreamer”) and written by Carl Ellsworth (“Disturbia,” “The Last House on the Left”), invites us to get a kick out of murderous, clown-shaped, Energizer Bunny Tom.
Borte’s 2018 “American Dreamer” is in many ways a dress rehearsal for “Unhinged,” telling the story of a respectful man who loses his job, and ultimately after a stint as a taxi driver, respect for himself.
Director Derrick Borte ( American Dreamer ) escalates the tension, especially when the Man steals Rachel’s smartphone and goes through her messages and contact lists (she doesn’t use a password), threatening her friends and family.
Europe’s rejuvenating effects on a staid American tourist have been depicted many times before and in far better films (Dodsworth, 1936; Before Sunrise, 1995; American Dreamer, 1984; Under the Tuscan Sun, 2003) but Letters to Juliet’s narrow focus and fumbled execution don’t warrant comparison with the best of them.