Highway Details

Brilliant little road movie...

It shouldn't have worked...a typical American road movie involving two druggie, low-life youths that have to flee the 'safety' of the place they grew up in because of the foolish actions of one, and they have some adventures along the way and grow up...but this movie totally ROCKED!!!

Leto and Gyllenhaal are absolutely fantastic as the disillusioned youth smoking their lives away in dead-end jobs in Vegas...their dispair manifests itself differently in the two - Leto's character fools around with anything that moves, adn Gyllenhaal's character is in a permenant chemical haze. When the going gets tough...thanks to a small time mobster's unfaithful wife...the boys hit the highway.

It's on the highway that the boys long term friendship is examined and re-invited...without giving anything away...it's the little moments between the boys that really makes this film. Their shared history...the 'in-jokes'...the absolute trust they have in each other makes this a cut above your usual buddy film.

The supporting cast is great...the flashback scenes are a nice touch and the soundtrack rocks....it manages to capture the mood of the moment brilliantly.

If you are looking for something a little different from a tired old theme...or you need proof of Leto and Gyllenhaal's talent...then get this out.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Hotshots head for Seattle!

This is a very good rites of passage movie, showing how two friends, Jack Hayes (Jared Leto) and Pilot Kelson (Jake Gyllenhaal) mature whilst escaping from the thugs sent by the husband of Hayes' lust interest. The thugs are out to teach Hayes a painful lesson that he will not soon forget.

Pilot, who is named after his unknown father’s profession suggests that Seattle is a good place to hide, although he does have a hidden agenda.

On the way to Seattle they collect Cassie (Selma Blair) and the trio form a bond of friendship during their adventures on the road. They then meet other characters on the way who make them appreciate life, love and all the other values that the Director wants his audience to appreciate.

This was another selection by the Tesco computer that I took a chance on and I was not disappointed.

Whilst this is not Thelma & Louise, the cast do a workmanlike job of portraying their characters reacting to each other and progressing down the highway of life.

Worth the money for the rental and I may rent it again in four or five years.

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