The Open Road (2009)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Michael Meredith

Writer:

Michael Meredith (writer)

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

they've got a long way to go.

Plot:

Movie centers on the adult son of a baseball legend who, together with his girlfriend, embarks on a road trip with his estranged father. |

Cast

Justin Timberlake	...	Carlton Garrett
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allen O. Battle III	...	Peabody Desk Clerk
Tamera Bennett	...	Waitress
Jeff Bridges	...	Kyle
LaVita Brooks	...	Hotel Guest
Paxton Brown	...	Ten year old kid
J. Omar Castro	...	Fan #3
Loyd Catlett	...	Johnny
Clay Chamberlin	...	Impatient Fan
Ted Danson
James DuMont	...	Clerk
Donna DuPlantier	...	Airline stewardess
Geoff Falk	...	Peabody Porter
Jan Falk	...	Peabody Tourist
Kevin Lee Foxx	...	Fan #2
Laurie Foxx	...	Waitress
Geraldine Glenn	...	Hotel guest
Douglas M. Griffin	...	Father
Destin M. Hebert	...	Autograph Fan @ Convention
Louis Herthum	...	Surgeon
Karson Kendall	...	Airline Employee
Felecia Kirkland	...	Airplane passenger
Don Lincoln	...	Baseball Convention Ticket Taker
Lyle Lovett
Kate Mara	...	Lucy
E. Roger Mitchell	...	TSI manager
Wayne Douglas Morgan	...	Jack Masterson
Charles Pineda	...	Valet
Chris Plumlee	...	Peabody Guest
Yalonda Lisa Reeves	...	Waitress Sammy
Ryan Rottman	...	Michael
Billy Slaughter	...	Rental Car Employee
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Amon
Mary Steenburgen	...	Katherine
Lawrence Turner	...	Back Woods Kentucky Store Clerk

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min | Germany:91 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44679)

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Company:

Odd Lot Entertainment

Trivia:

Some scenes for the movie were filmed following an exhibition baseball game between the Corpus Christi Hooks (AA Affiliate of the Houston Astros) and the Round Rock Express (AAA Affiliate of the Houston Astros). The scenes were filmed at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas, including a shot flying over the Harbor Bridge down to the baseball field.

Soundtrack:

Cancion del Pescador

I just saw the Open Road !

I thought Timberlake and Bridges were a good match as dysfunctional father and son. Good story line and nice set of subtle twists and turns. Timberlake was impressive as an actor, quite believable really . Kate Mara , soft spoken yet sweet girl next door kind of looks ... A believable , down home story that I thought was well executed. I especially liked that there were no Chase Scenes, Gunshots, , Violence, not much foul language. Good Music too by the way ... Lots of Bluezy ,Jazzy, Piano and Organ Background music, well suited for this flick. Id like to see more films with this kind of score.I especially liked the piano piece in the Lyle Lovette section of the movie! Im not sure if The Open Road will be a blockbuster, especially with whats out there these days , But i guarantee it will please young and Old alike in that it is a somewhat heartwarming, real laid back, enjoyable movie for all to see. I can imagine after a nice run in theaters, it will do very well on DVD and on the HBO and SHOWTIME kinds of movie networks !

I have two concerns though... first, It was a very limited opening in very few theaters in very few Cities ,and second ,not enough advertising,There wasn't even a Poster up in the 20 theater cinaplex I saw it in !

Not even the people who worked in the theater knew ANYTHING about this film ... Lets give "The Open Road" a fighting chance !