I have to give Land Ho! credit, because seniors typically don’t get their shot at proper road trip comedies. It’s always frisky teens searching for sexual nirvana, or boyfriends trying to save their relationship – but what about a couple of grey-haired grandpas rekindling their friendship abroad? Just because their bedtime might be on the early side doesn’t mean these two silver foxes can’t rage it up American Pie style – but that’s a completely different movie.
While this is Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens’ show, serving as joint writers and directors, Executive Producer David Gordon Green’s influence can be felt throughout – almost as an homage to his indie workings. Land Ho! is the unlikeliest of buddy comedies, but just like Gordon Green’s Prince Avalance, this natural adventure was missing a certain sense of enjoyable establishment – sufficent for some, but problematic for others.
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While this is Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens’ show, serving as joint writers and directors, Executive Producer David Gordon Green’s influence can be felt throughout – almost as an homage to his indie workings. Land Ho! is the unlikeliest of buddy comedies, but just like Gordon Green’s Prince Avalance, this natural adventure was missing a certain sense of enjoyable establishment – sufficent for some, but problematic for others.
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- 7/7/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Earlier this year, indie champs Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz presented their own unique spin on the road trip comedy at Sundance. Now we have the first trailer for their co-directorial project, "Land Ho!," a comedy about two men who take a trip to Iceland to try and reclaim their youth. Read More: Meet the 2014 Sundance Filmmakers #20: Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens Team Up for Iceland-Based Comedy 'Land Ho!' In the trailer we're introduced to two lifelong friends (who happen to be ex-brothers-in-law) who decide to spontaneously take a trip to Iceland. It's a sweet and gentle-looking indie, one that looks at the relationship that exists between two men who have already lived much of their lives, but still have so much left to experience. "Land Ho!" stars Paul Eenhoorn and Early Lynn Nelson and will be released in theaters on July 11. ...
- 5/16/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein
- Indiewire
Indie filmmakers Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz have been turning heads separately over the past little while, with their most recent efforts "Pilgrim Song" and "Cold Weather" in particular earning them attention. This past January, the pair unveiled their first co-director collaboration with "Land Ho!" at the Sundance Film Festival, and the response was good. Though we had our quibbles with it, we called the movie "easy to admire and appreciate in its quiet observations and tender form," and now you too can see what those in Park City saw, with the first trailer landing today. Paul Eenhoorn and Early Lynn Nelson lead the movie that follows a brassy former surgeon who convinces his ex-brother-in-law to vacation with him in Iceland. And they aren't just Americans out of place abroad, but out of step with each other, with the pair falling into an odd couple dynamic that allows them to...
- 5/16/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Last fall, word emerged that David Gordon Green was putting his executive producer stamp on "Land Ho!," the new feature film from directors Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz. The pair have been making waves on the indie film scene over the past few years, with their most recent efforts "Pilgrim Song" and "Cold Weather" (respectively), drawing them particular praise and attention. Well, "Land Ho!" finds the directors joining forces and soon they'll be hitting the Sundance Film Festival to unspool their collaboration.Starring Paul Eenhoorn (the breakout star of 2013's terrific indie "This Is Martin Bonner") and Early Lynn Nelson, the film tells the story of a brassy former surgeon who convinces his ex-brother-in-law to vacation with him in Iceland. And what follows is a road trip comedy that finds the older pair hitting Reykjavik nightclubs, trendy spas, adventurous restaurants and rugged campsites. But more than just a collection of hijinks,...
- 1/9/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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