Leif is left with a conditional inheritance when his estranged mother Honey dies. Before he can move into her picturesque Yosemite cabin, he has to complete her elaborate, and sometimes dubious, to-do list.... (Full plot summary below)
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Leif is left with a conditional inheritance when his estranged mother Honey dies. Before he can move into her picturesque Yosemite cabin, he has to complete her elaborate, and sometimes dubious, to-do list.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThe thing about Ride the Eagle is we have a funny, sweet, insightful, low-key charmer of a story that’s all about making human connections, reconciling broken relationships and finding solace in the companionship of another fellow traveler on this planet — and yet the main characters are almost never in the same room with one another. |
| Film ThreatAlex SavelievAt first glance, the feature, which Johnson co-wrote and co-produced, may seem like yet another granola indie about a middle-aged man reassessing his life. And it is. But there’s magic to it. |
| Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerIt may be about little more than a guy getting his head a little more straight than he thought it was and burying a few resentments that he didn’t even know were sticking up, but Ride the Eagle knows that a small, sad, personal story doesn’t have to be a tragedy. I |
| VarietyJoe LeydonThe movie’s seriocomic consideration of how messy familial, sexual and professional relationships can be should have a well-nigh universal resonance. |
| The GuardianCath ClarkeIt’s a bit indulgent but, still, a gentle watch. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreA good cast and amusing situations make it a pleasant, sometimes amusing if not particularly memorable experience. |
| RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiIts biggest crime is that the whole thing, in the end, is just kind of pointless, and doesn’t offer viewers anything that they haven’t already seen before and it's never as amusing or thought-provoking as it would like to be. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinGood intentions aside, this sluggish film never soars beyond its innate contrivances and frequently flat, knee-jerk humor. |
| The New York TimesGlenn Kenny"Where do these people get their money,” I wrote in my notes as Leif and his dog set out for a long drive at the film’s fade-out. Doesn’t matter. Nor do the multiple clichés. In Ride the Eagle, the laid-back vibe is all. |
| User ReviewJLuis_001The message and overall notions of this story are the best thing about Ride the Eagle. A film that doesn't benefit from having as a lead a Jake Johnson stuck in a mold as an actor. The clearest flaw in this narrative in my opinion, lies in the fact that, as I said, while the message is good, there's nothing particularly interesting in the unfolding of the events that occur on screen. It's fine that the character gets his journey to heal his problems, but I couldn't connect with anything that is presented there, and that of course will undermine any story that needs that precise element from the viewers to keep their attention alive. Perhaps the point of such indie films is not to be quickly forgotten or dismissed, but when there's so little to mention in terms of significance, their purpose and function end the very moment the credits begin to roll. |
