The Hitcher II - I've Been Waiting
USA 2003. Director: Louis Morneau
Cast: Kari Wuhrer, C. Thomas Howell, Jake Busey, Shaun Johnston

Jim, the guy from the first Hitcher movie (Howell), must return to Texas to face his demons. Or so his girlfriend Kari Wuhrer say and if you have Kari Wuhrer as your girlfriend you'll follow her anywhere. The only problem is that the psycho who tortured Jim 15 years ago, or his son or something like that, is still around. And by now Jim is so paranoid he sees Rutger Hauer everywhere but instead he get Jake Busey and his shining teeth. Busey may be no Rutger Hauer but he has fun with the character (daddy must be proud), though he isn't particularly scary for real. On the acting front I have always thought of Kari Wuhrer as an Ashley Judd rip-off, but I may have to reconsider that. She does some fair fighting and beating here, blowing up everything that moves. Though apart from the action and a shrewd opening, Hitcher 2 is pretty pointless nevertheless, with a stupid plot annoyingly full of holes. There are, however, enough of wide open spaces, burning trucks, wrecked trailers and hacked-off body parts to keep your attention for 90 minutes. And a scalped trucker.