Lynn Wiles

My husband and I both found this movie quite thought provoking. It was done in a unique manner that we found refreshing, However, I cannot go without saying that the music/soundtrack was really bad. It was distracting at best. Such an odd choice of music for a documentary like this. i’m sure I would’ve enjoyed it much more with music that was better produced and performed.

I just watched this movie. I can’t find a review here that speaks to what I saw foremost in the film. I saw it as the story of America and its great diversity as seen by a foreigner. I found it very endearing. When Burt gets to The States, he first meets a transvestite (who I found to be very well portrayed); then he meets a Hispanic car salesman with great insight into the underbelly of LA; then white people among the working class, then a Native American who shares an amulet and ancient medicine; then a self sufficient country woman of his age who ultimately helps him fix his wheel (such a woman back then was rare), and finally a soldier of Vietnam - all before he gets to Bonneville. The people he was surrounded by at the races were of a whole American subculture themselves. Burt accepted all of these people as just people - all equal. To me, this was a study of humankind and humanity. Maybe it was subtle, but it jumped out at me and I loved it. I particularly loved his relationship with the young lad in New Zealand. What a fine little actor alongside one of the greatest of my generation.

How are we supposed to like this guy? You can go as deep into the weeds if you want to if you’re in the industry or whatever, but there’s no protagonist here.

It’s the best film I’ve seen in a very long time. Beautifully directed, acted and filmed. I’m going to watch the entire thing again!

The main character isn’t that likable. I had trouble rooting for her, she was so superficial. The new boyfriend, on the other hand, was totally relatable.

I enjoyed the movie and found it refreshing that the ending was realistic. It was good to remind us to live in the moment, which is much easier said than done.

Well done, easy to watch, and filmed before Portland became the mess it is today. Really beautiful setting. But I lived there for 22 years and the one thing really wrong with this show is it it never rains. In real life, it rains in Portland all the time! I know it’s harder to shoot in rain/produced rain, but shows do it - like The Killing which was set in Seattle.

Jack Nicholson did not need to be in this movie. Jack Nicholson does not need to be in any movie. Ugh.

Insipid. All of the actors in it have done much better. They could have told this story in 15 minutes instead of 2 hours.