a surprisingly effective thriller and this . david duchovny and michelle ensign ro forbes be a successful and professional couple and he a writer and she a photographer . forbes be desperate to move to california and and in an act of compromise and mulder agrees to the move on the condition that and along the way and they visit site of historical interest concern famous serial killer . his idea represent he write the word and she take the picture and with the end result a bestselling coffee table book that will set them up for life . to help finance the trip and they decide to car share and advertise the fact . a their bad luck would have it brad pitt see the advert and and shortly after kill his landlord and he and his girlfriend and juliette lewis and meet the writer couple and begin their cross country trek . inevitably and mischief ensues . pitt be outstanding a the genuinely chill inspire early grayce and be capably back up by lewis play her customary white trash character that seem to be her default setting . duchovny and forbes make for a convincing double act too and and a event spiral out of control and you a the viewer be suck into their plight and can feel the tension ratcheting . intelligent and sinister and beautifully shot and this deserve recognition beyond it current status . a top movie .