Rating: R
Genre:
Thriller
Theatrical Release: 04/25/2003(USA)
Release Date: 09/02/2003
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Profanity, Gore
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
Ten strangers are brought together during a weather emergency, only to discover a far greater danger awaits them in this
suspense-
drama. A sudden rainstorm in a remote desert town strands a disparate variety of people at a rundown motel. A convict sentenced to death,
Malcolm Rivers (
Pruitt Taylor Vince), is stuck in transit with his lawyer (
Alfred Molina).
Ginny and
Lou (
Clea DuVall and
William Lee Scott) are a not-especially-happy pair of young marrieds on their honeymoon.
Ed (
John Cusack) is a bright and resourceful chauffeur working for actress
Caroline Suzanne (
Rebecca De Mornay).
George York (
John C. McGinley) is a concerned husband trying to find help for his wife (
Leila Kenzle, who was struck by
Caroline's limo.
Paris (
Amanda Peet) is a prostitute who wants to move on to a better life. And
Rhodes (
Ray Liotta) is a police detective who has in his custody
Robert Maine (
Jake Busey), a dangerous and deranged criminal. As the rain pours down and motel manager
Larry (
John Hawkes) tries to care for his customers, one by one the unexpected guests begin losing their lives at the hands of a murderer. As the body count mounts, the stranded travelers struggle to find out who the killer is; however, they also learn each of them has a secret, and that their arrival at the motel has not been a matter of mere chance.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide