Action-packed truck demolition derby with Patrick Swayze playing an ex-convict who is tricked into hauling a shipment of illegal firearms in his big rig. Once a caravan full of machine gun-toting maniacs attacks him on the road, he decides to take matters into his own hands and do a little hard driving to save his life. Randy Travis and Meat Loaf co-star. 89 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Freanch Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; biographies; theatrical trailer.

An ex-con daredevil trucker must reinfect himself with white-line fever in order to save his wife and kid from nasty gunrunners in this enjoyably mindless, twisted-metal-fest from the director of Passenger 57. Longtime MIA action stud Patrick Swayze (who snagged the part after Kevin Sorbo had to suddenly vacate due to health problems) is even more expressionless than usual in the lead role, but helmer Kevin Hooks compensates with a seriously rocking country soundtrack, some pleasantly eccentric supporting characters (including erstwhile crooner Randy Travis and a way-over-the-top Meatloaf as a psychotic trucker preaching damnation by the dashboard light), and--most importantly--a whole lot of rolling iron getting smashed in spectacularly kinetic fashion. A low-down, down-home, cotton-picking flick that blows up real good. --Andrew Wright