On the Road
A cavalcade of stars shows up for this pretty, if meandering, adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s semi-autobiographical novel. Sam Riley (so damn good in Control) provides a decent center as Sal (essentially Kerouac), who finds himself on a long road trip that involves hand jobs from Kristen Stewart and watching sex acts performed on Steve Buscemi (Yikes!). In short, this movie is a bit crazy, and its unpredictability keeps it interesting. Garrett Hedlund is solid as a character loosely based on Neal Cassady, and Stewart sheds her Bella image for a good, carefree performance. Others in the cast include Amy Adams, Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst. The movie is OK, but I was looking for a little more meat on the bone considering the subject matter.
By Bob Grimm
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Credits
Director:
- Walter Salles
Cast:
- Garrett Hedlund
- Sam Riley
- Kristen Stewart
- Amy Adams
- Tom Sturridge
- Danny Morgan
- Alice Braga
- Marie-Ginette Guay
- Elisabeth Moss
- Kirsten Dunst
- Viggo Mortensen
Producers:
- Nathanaël Karmitz
- Charles Gillibert
- Rebecca Yeldham
- Roman Coppola
- Francis Coppola
- John Williams
- Jerry Leider
- Tessa Ross
- Arpad Busson
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