On The Road (2012) 6/10

Starring : Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Alice Braga, Elisabeth Moss, Danny Morgan, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen
Director : Walter Salles
Running Time : 140 mins

With his career on the slide and his father recently deceased, failed writer Sal Paradise (Riley) decides to take a cross-country trip in search of something to motivate his work. With his friends Dean Moriarty (Hedlund) and Marylou (Stewart), the trio try to discover something new and fascinating that could inspire Sal’s writings.

I’ve never read the book on which this is based, but this movie was in my opinion incredibly boring. The acting was dull and without any kind of inspiration, and the story meandered in such a way that it was difficult to follow what the characters were trying to do, not that I cared - they were so unlikeable. If you’re like me, you’ll find your mind wandering while watching this, so to be honest I just wouldn’t bother unless you were a huge fan of the book and like this dated tripped-out kind of flick.

You’ll like this if you liked : Across The Universe