Jeff Bridges,
Justin Timberlake,
Mary Steenburgen,
Lyle Lovett,
Harry Dean Stanton
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Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, and Mary Steenburgen star in writer/director Michael Meredith's tale of a young man looking to reconnect with his long-lost father -- a famous athlete -- and bring him... read more
DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009
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September 9, 2011Touching story. Really good actors, for the most part. Jeff Bridges makes it all completely worth while, in any case.
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July 13, 2011You wouldn't think a movie with Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, Mary Steenburgen, and the beautiful Kate Mara would be so dull. None of theses people give a horrible performance, there's just really nothing there. It tries to be an evolving drama, but it fails in that sense. It ... read more
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March 13, 2010The story is slow and so is the character development. Bridges is a great actor but not even his charisma or talent can save this material
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November 22, 2009The film is ultimately a road trip movie - father and son hit the road, where many secrets and feelings come to surface - in the tradition of 2009's Aussie, Charlie & Boots, with a red hot cast including Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton... read more
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November 9, 2009Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara
PLOT: In this heartwarming comedy, minor leaguer Carlton Garrett (Justin Timberlake) takes an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle Garrett (Jeff Bridges) when Carlton?s mother (Mary ... read more -
November 3, 2009Timberlake and Bridges' performances are good, but the story is slow and rather unteresting.
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October 31, 2009It was a simple story yet It was good to me and interesting.
In this heartwarming comedy, minor leaguer Carlton Garrett (Justin Timberlake) takes an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle Garrett (Jeff Bridges) when Carlton?s ... read more -
September 23, 2010In "The Open Road," it is bad enough that Carlton Garrett(Justin Timberlake) is struggling as a ballplayer in the minor leagues in Corpus Christi(which has a nice looking ballpark by the way). Things get even worse when his grandfather(Harry Dean Stanton) calls to tell him that ... read more
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September 26, 2010This film is good. I was really surprised by how much I liked it. Jeff Bridges shines in the film. Justin Timberlake impressed me in this film. This film and Alpha Dog, show that he can be good actingwise and not just singingwise. Kate Mara and Mary Steenburgen provide solid supp... read more
Critic Reviews
September 3, 2009
Michael Ordoņa, Los Angeles Times
September 1, 2009
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Despite its dependable cast, this ponderous road movie remains stuck in the slow lane.
December 11, 2009
Mike Scott, Times-Picayune
An earnestly acted film with a movie-of-the-week vibe, it's watchable but too slow-moving -- and far too predictable -- to be entirely engaging. Full Review
November 19, 2009
Brian Orndorf, DVDTalk.com
The picture contains a few inspired moments of antagonism and redemption, but it's hard to get energized about a feature film that positions Timberlake in a leading role. The movie practically begs fo... Full Review
September 3, 2009
Amy Nicholson, Boxoffice Magazine
A screenplay that feels written by numbers, but excellent performances make it deserve more attention than this late summer dump Full Review
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