A very slow thriller-horror (which to be fair is sort of the norm these days for the genre).

But that said it's not terrible; it's really nicely shot with rich colors of the French countryside, the acting is good enough to keep the interest going and the ending is pretty good.

I find it funny how some reviewers complain that too many parts are in French, like really?

Complaining about it being too many French-speaking parts in a movie set in France is like complaining about the water being too wet.

But I guess they either don't know how to read or how to put on the subtitles, which says more about them than it does this movie.

Anyway like I was saying, a movie with a bunch of positives but that still falls just a bit short with some unfulfilled potential; the script could have done with some improvement.

That said I wouldn't recommend anyone against watching it, unless they are looking for a fast-paced thriller I guess which this is not.

ROAD GAMES is a typical kind of horror film, made in France and with something of an AND SOON THE DARKNESS vibe. The story is simplicity in itself, about a couple of hitchhikers who encounter some bizarre characters on a road haunted by a serial killer. It's full of foreboding and psychological touches, preferring not to reveal too much until the extended climax, in which things hot up considerably. One element of interest is the presence of '80s scream queen Barbara Crampton, enjoying something of a career resurgence as of late.