What exactly is Selena Gomez's talent? I never got that. Not on Disney, and not in this film. She looks like she's 13 and she's swearing like a sailor. It's awkward and forced. She brings zero nuance to the role of hitchhiking youth.
How many times can we see Paul Rudd as an ineffectual loser? He plays it well though. I'll give him that. Or is he playing himself each time? The wheelchair kid was good. I liked his facial expressions. I believed them. Adding the pregnant lady and the dads, etc. was just too much for me. It was forced and cliché.
I would love to have heard some dialog about the fact that nobody knows how long they will live, and we all have to cherish the simple moments. I would also love to see a handicapped person in a movie completely freak out and bark at the moon. Tom Cruise did it in Born on the Fourth of July and it was more than memorable.
There is nothing unique or remarkable about this film. But I guess we have come to accept mediocrity in our "art." Having said all that, it was a likable movie, and I don't regret spending the time.
Despite it being a road trip movie, the scenery was lacking in the "wow" factor. Nothing stood out.
I do think the Rudd character went into care giving to find redemption. Not necessarily with kids, but with people. Watch it and you will see why. Speaking of that, the use of flashbacks were effective in this one.
How many times can we see Paul Rudd as an ineffectual loser? He plays it well though. I'll give him that. Or is he playing himself each time? The wheelchair kid was good. I liked his facial expressions. I believed them. Adding the pregnant lady and the dads, etc. was just too much for me. It was forced and cliché.
I would love to have heard some dialog about the fact that nobody knows how long they will live, and we all have to cherish the simple moments. I would also love to see a handicapped person in a movie completely freak out and bark at the moon. Tom Cruise did it in Born on the Fourth of July and it was more than memorable.
There is nothing unique or remarkable about this film. But I guess we have come to accept mediocrity in our "art." Having said all that, it was a likable movie, and I don't regret spending the time.
Despite it being a road trip movie, the scenery was lacking in the "wow" factor. Nothing stood out.
I do think the Rudd character went into care giving to find redemption. Not necessarily with kids, but with people. Watch it and you will see why. Speaking of that, the use of flashbacks were effective in this one.