Abstract
Starring:
Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone, Giuseppe
Andrews,...
Review:
Director-writer Martin Hynes shapes his first movie into something
emotionally truthful, painfully funny and vibrantly alive. It?s a
near-perfect road movie, since you don?t want the ride to end.
Oregon teenager Mercer White, played by a subtly sensational Lou
Taylor Pucci, hits the highway in a stolen car to track down his
half-brother, Arlen (Jsu Garcia), who doesn?t know their mother has
died. In concise episodes that brim over with the pleasures of the
unexpected, Hynes deepens Mercer?s encounters with characters
played by the superb likes of Jena Malone, Nick Offerman, Judy
Greer, Maura Tierney and a knockout Bill Duke. Hynes? chief
inspiration was a cellphone left in the car by the owner, who keeps
nagging and nurturing Mercer throughout the trip. The throaty
voice, which s...
Rating:
3.5 Stars
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