On the Road

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N P "On The Road" is a years long 'on the road' journey with our protagonist writer and Dean Moriarty, his wild and compelling friend, all across America, as Dean deals with relationships and his unpredictable lifestyle. There are some interesting moving parts, whether that be each character's dilemma or the long over-arching story. It is a long watch though, so you'll have to be patient. But, it is an interesting walk-through of a friendship that was as spontaneous as two simple misfits might imagine. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review Ian E Pretty bad - only redeeming features are it saves reading the book - if you haven't already read it. And introduces Kirstin's Stewart & Dunst and Elizabeth Moss in what must have been pretty early roles. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/08/24 Full Review Sarah G Too bad, what could have been from an amazing book. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review Jerod S Hard to capture Kerouac in a movie and this one gets a little character-frantic. Overall it's an interesting journey of Sal and his crazy friend Dean. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed the book from my favourite nostalgia era. I don't agree with the rotten tomatoes. I feel the movie exposed the hedoism and the escapism of conservative family suburban drudgery. Personally I loved the book and the movie. I am a bit of a natural writer myself. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review dave s I read Jack Kerouac's On the Road about 40 years ago and seem to recall enjoying it. The movie adaptation? Not so much. For the uninitiated, the story centres on Sal Paradise, an idealistic budding writer, and Dean Moriarty, a Proust-reading conman and narcissist. Sal, Dean and their pseudo-intellectual friends, all of whom speak in incomprehensible Beat platitudes, are in search of the elusive and undefinable "it" (whatever "it" may be). They don't like conforming to society and resort to theft, vandalism, impaired driving and general bad behavior to prove it. The film itself, directed by Walter Salles, is filled with a cloying jazz score, annoying "snap" editing, bleached out colour tones, and jittery hand-held camera work. While it may be true in spirit to the Kerouac novel, that doesn't mean it's easy or pleasant to watch. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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