Absolutely the worst movie.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

How exciting! Jennifer Aniston in a thriller—and it's not a Leprechaun sequel! This movie got quite a bit of hype, and rightfully so. It's actually really good, so get out there and rent it this weekend!A good-looking man meets a good-looking woman on a train. The trouble is, they're both married. But, the attraction is so powerful, they can't resist it. No sooner do they check into a motel together does the door get bashed in—and a despicable criminal enters their lives.This thriller is full of twists and turns, and it's amazing that Jennifer Aniston ever took a comic role after her wonderful performance. Seriously, go rent it on your next spooky girls' weekend. If you have any hesitation, here's a funny quote from Jennifer Aniston during the 2009 Crystal and Lucy Awards: "There seems to be a strange parallel between the movies I'm doing and my life off-screen. It started with 'The Good Girl,' then of course 'Rumor Has It,' followed by 'Derailed.' Then there was 'The Break Up.' "If any of you have a project entitled 'Everlasting Love With A Stable Adult Male' I'm at table 6 and my agents are at table 12."Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, there may or may not be a rape scene, so I wouldn't let my kids watch it.

Derailed is a movie I didn't hear of before watching it and likewise my expectations weren't too high.It tells the story of two married strangers that meet in a train, get attracted to each other and end up victims of a crime. While one of them is being again and again threatened by the criminals, the other one turns out to be a bit more involved than first thought.All in all this is a basic thriller. It does have some plot twists and kind of a character development, so it is not really predictable but nonetheless somehow it's hard to really identify with either character. Not only that the way crimes are committed in the movie is rather obvious (No gloves, ever / Police even sees the corpse) or unbelievable (How did he get the knife into jail?), it is also irritating how he becomes a romantic hero, when all that prevented him from cheating was being knocked out.If you just want to watch something to let your mind wander this will do a decent job. If you hope for more, there are better titles.

Derailed (2005): Dir: Mikael Hafstrom / Cast: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, Melissa George, RZA: Standard thriller about circumstances that take unexpected turns. Clive Owens plays a married businessman whose daughter is diabetic. He encounters Jennifer Aniston on a train and an affair follows soon after. Unfortunately for them an assailant breaks into their hotel room and makes off with their money thus leading to hellish circumstances for Owen when demands for more cash follow. Effective setup but the big plot surprise isn't overly surprising plus the conclusion is totally contrived. Directed by Mikael Hafstrom with flair, but his screenwriter cannot match him and instead opts for formula driven drivel that is a yawner. Owen is sympathetic despite being guilty, but Aniston is not as interesting as the film attempts to make her out to be. We are suppose to be aroused by her sense of sexuality and the roughness of her attack but intelligent viewers will arrive at Owen's conclusion long before he does. Flat supporting roles by Vincent Cassel as the villain who pretty much remains one note throughout the rest of the film, and Melissa George as Owen's wife who exists more for plot convenience than as a human being. Themes bypassed for its strong sexual peepshow that is only a tad more entertaining than the average porn presentation. Score: 4 ½ / 10

Seth Hernandez Carlie Smith English 1301 20 November 2012 Derailed is a movie that got a 6.5 out of 10 rating in IMDb. This movie was about an ordinary married man and a moderate woman who meet each other on a train. They start spending time together and keep in touch with each other. They decide to go to a hotel and have an affair. During this time a mugger shows up into their room, beats Charlie and rapes Lucinda. They later go on with their lives for a couple of months. The mugger later blackmails Charlie to giving him all sorts of money or he was going to tell his wife or do something to his family. Charlie is forced to do what he asks. The director uses situational irony to bring suspense to the movie. He uses situational irony by showing that Charlie is doing everything possible so the mugger doesn't mess with Lucinda. When in the long run Lucinda is the one who is actually hurting him and Charlie is clueless on the situation. Even though the rating for Derailed was not that high. The use of situational irony helped move the plot and made it more interesting to me the viewer. It made it interesting because it set you up to think a certain way, then it dramatically changed when you were least expecting it. I like the way it did that because it not only made it an action thriller, but a psychological thriller as well. Overall, the movie was interesting because it grabbed my attention and made me wonder what would happen next. The actors in this movie did an exceptional job in playing their roles. They were very convincing and Jennifer Aniston played the role of Lucinda well despite her not being known for playing such a role. She made it seem as if she was a victim in the situation, when in the scheme of things, she played the most important role. Then you have Clive Owen who played the role of Charlie. He did a good job in playing such an innocent role and really got into his character. I feel that this movie should of maybe got a better rating then a 6.5 out of 10 If it was me, then I would have given it a 8 out of 10 rating. People may disagree with my review over this movie. They may say that it was not good, just look at the rating it got a 6.5 out of 10. One thing that the movie might not have done well was the way the movie ended. It was somewhat close to a Cinderella movie ending because Charlie got away with almost having an affair and went on with his life. His wife never found out about anything that he was doing. I feel that they could have made the ending better. Maybe do something drastic to cause another dramatic twist so the viewer could be left in awe. Other then that I feel the movie should have received the rating I recommended.