Big Driver

A successful mystery novelist, Tess Thorne, is brutalized and left for dead on a remote New Hampshire highway by a serial killer. However, she survives and, driven by a thirst for revenge, begins to hunt her attacker down. With the help of a mysterious elderly woman and her two companions, Tess exacts a brutal and violent retribution.

Big Driver received mixed to negative reviews, with many critics finding the film to be gratuitously violent and lacking in depth. While some acknowledged the compelling premise based on Stephen King's novella and Maria Bello's performance, the overall consensus pointed to a film that struggled to balance its grim subject matter with effective storytelling.

• Praised for its tense atmosphere and Maria Bello's committed performance.
• Criticized for its excessive violence and predictable plot.
• Seen as a grim and somewhat unsatisfying revenge thriller.

Google audience: Audience reviews are divided, with some finding the film a dark and gripping thriller that successfully portrays a woman's fight for survival and revenge. Others found the violence to be overwhelming and the narrative to be uninspired.

The film is an adaptation of Stephen King's novella of the same name, which was originally published in the 2011 collection 'Full Dark, No Stars'.