Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
A pistol-packing teen meets an unstable rebel and a cocaine-snorting drifter as she hitchhikes her way out West.
Hick has a provocative premise but struggles with a disjointed narrative that never quite coheres. Chloe Grace Moretz delivers a committed performance and the supporting cast (Eddie Redmayne, Blake Lively) bring energy, but the film feels tonally uncertain — oscillating between dark road movie and quirky coming-of-age without fully committing to either. The cinematography captures a gritty Americana feel adequately but without distinctive visual flair. The story treads familiar exploitation-adjacent territory with little that feels singular or fresh, and the ending fails to deliver meaningful resolution or emotional payoff, leaving the journey feeling purposeless.