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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerBackseat satisfies itself with small observations and minor breakthroughs of self-awareness. In the scheme of their lives, this journey is just a speed bump, jolting them awake for a brief moment. The rest is up to them.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghHow engaging you find this loosely structured road movie will depend on how charming you find the over-aged slackers played by Josh Alexander, who also wrote the screenplay, and Robert Bogue.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleAlmost gets its right.
- 40Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesAlexander's script considers context anathema, leaving us to wonder, among other puzzlers, why these two jerks are friends to begin with – and, perhaps, on what bad breakup or neglected childhood one may blame the film's dispiriting misanthropy.
- 33The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThis isn't really a movie made for audiences; it's for casting agents and studio execs, to show off one man's acting chops and his skill at writing dialogue.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceBruce Van Dusen's 2005 comedy plots a meandering course due north without locating a word of truth.
- 20VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibCulturally falling somewhere between "Sideways" and "Dumb and Dumber," this low-rent road movie similarly rides on principles of audience identification, largely minus competent helming, thesping or scripting.