
Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the Upper West Side of New York City, where his late wife and he raised his children, where he's lived all of his life. When the building, in which he lives, is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the U.S., visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.... (Full plot summary below)
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Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the Upper West Side of New York City, where his late wife and he raised his children, where he's lived all of his life. When the building, in which he lives, is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the U.S., visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt’s not easy to make comedies that work as drama, too. But Carney’s acting is so perceptive that it helps this material succeed. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkWarm and thought-provoking portrayal of a journey and a man coping with the onset of age and all that might mean. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzAffectionate but contrived odyssey folk tale. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumYou may find much of this, despite the apparent sincerity, too cutesy and self-satisfied for its own good. |
| VarietyVariety StaffA pleasant film about an old man who rejuvenates himself on a cross-country trek. |
| Boston GlobeTom RussoA pleasant film about an old man who rejuvenates himself on a cross-country trek. Script is a series of good human comedy vignettes, with the large supporting cast of many familiar names in virtual cameo roles. |
| Los Angeles TimesPeter RainerMazursky has escaped Fellini's shadow; when everyone's back from going to 'look for America', he might have something interesting to say. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyPaul Mazursky's sentimental, upbeat serio-comedy about a widower who takes to the road with his cat after being evicted form his home is lifted above the routine TV Movie of the Week by the solid turn of Art Carney, who won the Best Actor Oscar. |
| Village VoiceMolly HaskellYou may find much of this, despite the apparent sincerity, too cutesy and self-satisfied for its own good. |
| Nick's Flick PicksNick DavisI remember it being better than I expected, but at the same time, that's all I remember. Pleasant, forgettable. |