Freeway (DVD)

Freeway (1996) starring Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland. Written and directed by Matthew Bright. "Freeway" is all about girl power. Within the rough framework of the Little Red Riding Hood story, Oscar-winner Witherspoon plays a white trash teen-ager named Vanessa who rises to the challenge when her mother and stepfather are arrested and taken away. Vanessa ends up hitching a ride with "Bob Wolverton" (get it?), played by Sutherland, who turns out to be the infamous "I-5 Killer." At first she seems to be at his mercy, but she soon turns the tables and the movie is off and running. Grade: B+