The one-and-only Anna Paquin looks incredible in this fairly simple druggy tale of a single mom in Florida. This is not necessarily a super challenging part for the women who won an Oscar at age 11. But she makes it hers and let's the presence of her character and charisma (not to mention costuming, which is great in this film) shine through.
My biggest complaint with Free Ride would be the way it comes to an end. There's really not much to set it up, it's like boom, she's busted, okay. Music's good and the late '70's style is nicely represented throughout. I'd say it's worth a little higher rating than some of the reviews I read, going to go 2.75 out of 5 on this one. If you like drug movies, you should like this, streams on Tubi, Pluto, and Flex. 2.75 stars/5
