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A "coming of age" story where two old friends flee from New York City on a three-day road trip to Montreal, Canada to escape their problems.
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| Seattle 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. |
| TV 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. |
| Austin 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. |
| The 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. |
| Village VoiceJim RidleyBruce Van Dusen's 2005 comedy plots a meandering course due north without locating a word of truth. |
| VarietyRonnie 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. |