The idea for this movie was a good one and I was expecting it to be a lot better. On the positive side the desert/ghost town atmosphere is very good for a scary movie.The acting is pretty good, Hauer definitely does a good job as the killer. The problem with the movie is one that is just so damn unbelievable. Now I have this problem to a lesser extent with a lot of movies but this one just takes it so far that it totally ruins it for me. The killer manages to be everywhere with little explanation of how he got thee. Not only that, but he seems to be able to move and kill silently without anyone noticing until an opportune moment when he suddenly appears to the protagonist. His seemingly supernatural powers also allow him to take out an entire police station at one point (without waking up the guy sleeping in the jail below it) and those are just a few examples. If this kind of thing doesn't bother you then you may enjoy this movie but it seems to me the movie would've been a lot better if they had made it a bit more realistic.
Review of The Hitcher
