
Tensions rise between lifelong friends Mitchell and Carter after their truck breaks down on an isolated desert road as they start to attack each other's life decisions with unwavering brutality.... (Full plot summary below)
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Tensions rise between lifelong friends Mitchell and Carter after their truck breaks down on an isolated desert road as they start to attack each other's life decisions with unwavering brutality.
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| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonJust because moviegoers begin to know these characters intimately doesn't mean they like them, or care whether they perish in the harsh conditions. |
| USA TodayScott BowlesIt's no "Taxi Driver" or even "Open Water," but Route has enough attractions to warrant the trip. |
| AV ClubScott MacDonaldDigital projection has made it easier than ever to get no-budget movies onto theater screens. That might sound wonderfully egalitarian, but it mostly just leads to more shoulda-gone-straight-to-DVD clunkers like Scenic Route. |
| Village VoiceRob StaegerKevin and Michael Goetz's direction emphasizes the remoteness of the setting. The howl of the desert wind and the unflagging hammer of the sun are the backdrop for every bad decision, lending them a plausibility they wouldn't have in comfort. |
| We Got This CoveredSimon BrookfieldScenic Route is an unsettling and wonderfully obtuse picture that will provide a different experience for every viewer. |
| Film School RejectsKevin KellyThis script, by Kyle Killen, and direction from brothers Kevin and Michael Goetz have resulted in a very powerful film that you should see with your best friend. Then take a road trip together. You both might need it. |
| The Robot's VoiceLuke Y. ThompsonPerhaps even more effectively than The World's End - but in a less escapist fashion - this is a parable of responsibilities and foibles filtered through genre (horror, in this case). |
| Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe movie becomes a survival tale and is more successful in its grueling, slightly crazed second half. The Goetzes do a better job capturing the terrain's physical extremes and the challenge of endurance than they do depicting a relationship. |
| The PlaylistGabe ToroFor Scenic Route, it doesn’t seem to be the journey as much as the destination: seeing two sorta-friends wailing on each other feels like the shortcut a better movie never made. |
| The DissolveMike D'AngeloDuhamel and Fogler play off each other nicely in the early going... The arguments and contrasting worldviews are banal, but the relationship feels genuine. |