A pleasant-enough account of two shambling old geezers taking on the grandeur of nature.
A Walk in the Woods
When you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins.
2015 · 1h 44m · R
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Ken Kwapis
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A Walk in the Woods
Overview
After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.
Director and cast
- Ken Kwapis Director
- Robert Redford as Bill Bryson
- Nick Nolte as Stephen Katz
- Emma Thompson as Catherine Bryson
- Nick Offerman as REI Dave
- Kristen Schaal as Mary Ellen
- Chrystee Pharris as Ticket Agent
- Sandra Ellis Lafferty as Widow Deborah
- Hayley Lovitt as Donna
- Derek Krantz as Young Hiker #2
- Andrew Vogel as Young Hiker #1
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Decides to go for - nay, strain for - antics. You can hear the brainstorming: What can we have happen to them?
A Walk in the Woods is pleasant but inconsequential, a passing diversion rather than a worthy cinematic destination.
While older audiences will go for it, even viewers who haven't acquired the wisdom of age can learn something.
Too much of the breezy humor that made the book a delight is stripped away, replaced with predictable jokes and broad slapstick, sitcom-quality encounters with women and bears and a pushy, grating sentimentality.
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