Switchback
After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murderer is in hiding. Although officially taken off the case because of its personal significance to him, Frank continues to pursue the killer, causing concern for local sheriff Buck Olmstead. When another victim pops up at a nearby car garage, Frank knows that he is as close as he'll ever be to tracking down the elusive killer.
Critics Sentiment
LaCrosse confronts Dixon and Goodall in the railroad car
Goodall falls to his death impaled on tree branch
The film drops significantly from the thrilling train sequences (7.5) to the disappointing finale (4.0), a 3.5 point swing that reflects critics' view that the ending was anticlimactic.
Switchback maintains decent momentum through its first two acts, with particular strength in R. Lee Ermey's sheriff performance and the local politics subplot. The film peaks during the exciting train confrontation sequences that critics consistently praised. However, it suffers from revealing the killer's identity too early and concludes with a widely criticized anticlimactic ending that left many reviewers disappointed.
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Dennis Quaid
FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse
Danny Glover
Bob Goodall
R. Lee Ermey
Sheriff Buck Olmstead
Jared Leto
Lane Dixon
Ted Levine
Deputy Nate Booker
William Fichtner
Chief Jack McGinnis
Walton Goggins
Bud (Deputy)
Kevin Cooney
FBI SAC Grant Montgomery
Leo Burmester
Clyde 'Shorty' Callahan
Merle Kennedy
Betty (Store Clerk)
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Atty. Jorge Martinez
Orville Stoeber
Hector Saldez
Claudia Stedelin
Babysitter (Missy)
Ian Nelson
Andy LaCrosse
Brent Hinkley
Man on Porch ('Tom Billingham')
Louis Schaefer
Sim
Robert L. Somers
Rancher
Lexie Stuart
Rancher's Daughter
Ted Markland
Bartender
Gregory Scott Cummins
Rick [Miner's Bar]
Crew
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