Review of Around the Bend (2004) by Blanky A — 15 Mar 2010
While the film is more than a few degrees removed from fairy-tale reality, it too often dips into that same well of prefab emotion, at the cost of its own backbone. Around the Bend is reminiscent of that creepy old drunk who refuses to stop consoling you at the bar when you're not particularly depressed.
It's the kind of movie that wallows permanently in the characters' superficial idiosyncrasies, and the director's hyper-sentimentalized obsession with male bonding. An ounce of such mawkishness goes a long way, and Around the Bend offers at least a greasy pound.
Director Jordan Robert's debut oozes more sap than a freshly cut Christmas tree, and were it not for an incredible turn by Walken, it'd be best left forgotten.
This review of Around the Bend (2004) was written by Blanky A on 15 Mar 2010.
Around the Bend has generally received positive reviews.
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