Review of Duel

Duel (1971 TV Movie)
5/10
Fun The First Time; Stupid After That
1 May 2006
The first time I saw this, years ago, I thought it was pretty cool. The second time I saw it, when I began collecting VHS tapes, the more it frustrated me and I found it annoying.

Dennis Weaver plays a man stalked by a faceless person driving a big semi-trailer truck. That's basically the story. The credibility problem is that Weaver lets himself get terrorized instead of simply turning around and going home (hello??!!) or at least making sure the cops were with him. No, he just keeps going and keeps getting terrorized...... which is past being an insult to any viewer with a brain.

Despite the stupidity, the film gets you involved you can't help but watch it all the way through. But don't make the mistake of thinking this will be good on the second viewing. Once is plenty.
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