Rotten
Calling this 'tired' gives fatigue a bad name.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Around the Bend
The skeletons in the family closet just came out to play.
2004 · 1h 25m · R
Drama
Directed by
Jordan Roberts
Overview
A tale of four generations of men, all of whom have had their offspring at a young age: a great-grandfather, a grandfather, a father in his twenties and a son who is about 7 years old. When the oldest member passes away, the trio heads out on the road together in the Southwest to search out an old family secret that connects to their past.
Director and cast
- Jordan Roberts Director
- Christopher Walken as Turner Lair
- David Eigenberg as John
- Michael Caine as Henry Lair
- Jonah Bobo as Zach Lair
- Josh Lucas as Jason Lair
- Eva Blaylock as Waitress (Uncredited)
- Glenne Headly as Katrina
- Carlos A. Cabarcas as KFC Counterman (as Carlos Cabarcas)
- Gerry Bamman as Albert
- Jean Effron Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Rotten
In the end Around the Bend isn't an awful movie. It's merely forgettable.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Fresh
A sentimental journey, to be sure, but is saved by bleakly humorous moments.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Fresh
In Michael Caine and Christopher Walken and Josh Lucas, [Roberts has] surrounded himself with a first-rate cast who, with one exception, seize the day.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Walken manages to deliver something pure and heartfelt here. Unfortunately, he's doing so in a film weighed down by coincidences and quirks.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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