Trucker

I was able to see this film at the Austin Film Festival 2008. Saw it twice actually, since Natnan Fillion's number one fan wasn't able to go the night I had it on my calendar. Despite problems with the script (didn't... Full review

"Trucker" is amazingly...bad. I had no plans to see this film at Tribeca, but when a kind soul 'gifted' me two tickets just prior to the sold-out screening...I could not resist as I am a big fan of Michelle M. (loved... Full review

It also marks a clear watershed in the acting career of Michelle Monaghan ( Gone Baby Gone , Eagle Eye ), whose stereotype-shattering lead performance delivers a kick to the emotional cojones .....year-old Jimmy Bennett turns in a remarkably mature performance, engaging our sympathies....These characters appear gripped by real confusion and genuine fear of change in the status quo..... ... Full Review

However, despite any narrative missteps along the way I really liked the film's final scene.....as always, it takes a more depressing performance to begin brewing Oscar attention.....managed to gain a respectable amount of notoriety for Monaghan in what is her best performance to date.....both Monaghan and Jimmy Bennett playing Peter really turn in solid performances even.... ... Full Review

There are so many wonderfully unconventional things to like about this tiny independent film, Monaghan's earthy....Bennett just gets stronger with each role he takes on..... ... Full Review

TRUCKER is ultimately a well-made, low-key indie film about unexpected parenting.....Filmmaker Mottern and actress/producer Monaghan credibly handle the awkwardness of the unwanted mother and child reunion in writing, tone and performance.....TRUCKER is actually good in covering the territory it intends to explore, i.e.....Apart from establishing the sense of freedom Diane feels behind the wheel, the film doesn't explore her triumphs, challenges or satisfactions as a trucker (except for one obvious danger o ... Full Review

Make no mistake, this is her film.....The film's best moments come wrapped in the communication struggle between Diane and her son..... ... Full Review

"Trucker" has all the makings of a melodramatic, mawkish lunge for Oscar gold. A struggling single mom and trucker is forced to reconnect with the 11-year-old son she hasn't seen in years after the father he lives with is diagnosed... ... Full Article

Michelle Monaghan and director James Mottern on the set of Trucker. ``Seems weird for a woman to be driving a truck,'' 11-year-old Peter (Jimmy Bennett) remarks in Trucker , giving voice to the audience's thoughts. ``Yeah? ... Full Article

We see the boots first, then the leather cigarette case, the silver lighter -- all very worn, very male -- in the seedy motel room where sounds of sex, raw and desperate, fill the air. ... Full Article

Rebecca Pahle (MM): What made you want to direct Trucker ? You could have easily written the script and let someone else direct; did you want to have more control over the project? ... Full Article

Michelle Monaghan burst onto the seen as an actor--after a fairly successful career as a fashion model--in the film KISS KISS BANG BANG, and wow, what a debut. ... Full Article

That kind of one-night stand has traditionally been the perquisite of macho kings of the road who drive the same kind of gigantic trucks Diane is shown operating with a brisk efficiency. ... Full Article