'Passenger' Review: André Øvredal's Highway Horror Delivers Inventive Scares and Eerie Atmosphere
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Alison Foreman
Pure flour-power. Hearty enough to carry you through lunch.
Summary
André Øvredal's "Passenger" is a highway horror film starring Jacob Scipio and Lou Llobell that taps into the primal fear of being stranded on a remote road at night. The review praises the film's slick supernatural nightmare aesthetic, inventive scares, and eerie atmosphere, noting that it effectively leverages the uniquely modern terror of roadside breakdowns in isolated areas.
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Highway horror has long understood the uniquely modern terror of finding yourself stranded on a remote road, and that familiar fear ferociously powers André Øvredal's 'Passenger.'
Jacob Scipio and Lou Llobell star in Paramount's slick supernatural nightmare packed with inventive scares and eerie atmosphere.
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