Review of Bonneville (2006) by Ana B — 14 Nov 2010

This is one of these films that doesn´t live up to the expectations. Arvilla has to travel from Idaho to Santa Barbara to relunctantly deliver her husband´s ashes to stepdaughter Francine or she will loose her home.

And she decides to make this trip in her late husband´s Bonneville and in the company or her best 2 friends, laid back Margine and control freak Carol.

This is a road movie following the trend of "Thelma and Louise" with 3 leading ladies instead of 2 and without the tragedy touch at the end.

It is a shame that this great cast is waisted in a too girly and far too predictable picture. The story is not original but it had some attractive features, unfortunately the script has too many holes (for a while the car disappears and they travel in a boat, and then the car comes back without a proper explanation) and the final product is too sugary and doesn't quite ring true.