Excellent but underrated film

Don't listen to the negative reviews

best movie i've ever seen.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Simply a quite fun film to watch. It was both interesting and catching to me, from scenery to acting to story. I never read the book, but the film itself was definitely worth my time. I would, however, like it more if there were a bit less "remember girl x" talk and a bit more wide open forest and mountains shoots.Overall, super recommended.

This book was informative and hilarious storytelling...Bryson at his best. The movie? It's pleasant enough, I guess. But turning this classic hiking story into the equivalent of "Last Vegas" definitely dampened things. This should have been more than old guy jokes and slapstick. But it's the perfect movie for when your parents come over, and the scenery/acting are good enough to pass the time. Realism? No.

I had a group of 6 friends over for a movie night. We all enjoyed this movie very much. Apart from the humour, there were moments of pathos as well as the wonderful scenery. Bryson's book is my very favourite non fiction book. It has been a hugely popular best seller. I think that explains a lot of the disappointment and criticism that the film version has attracted. Naturally, there's a lot more in the book and the film has a couple of inaccuracies. Unfortunately this is true of many movies based on books. Admittedly Redford and Nolte were too old for the roles. Bryson and his friend Katz were only in their mid 40's when they did the walk. However, as our viewing group were all over 60, the older ages of the two actors added another dimension to the movie that we could all relate to - the challenge of a last great adventure before senescence really starts to set in. All in all a pleasant uplifting movie, which I could watch again.

It's just Bob Redford and Nick Nolte on a trip, walking in the woods. That's pretty much it. I thought it was amusing and had some nice moments.I liked the landscapes the choose for the film. You get a little feeling that you kind of wanna take a hike there yourself. I've been on a lot of hikes before when I was younger. I was reminded of that while watching this. The two main characters were all right. They had some good banters and chemistry. Redford and Nolte seemed to have had a lot of fun making this. It didn't feel like something done for the money.Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. The music is relaxing and it worked well with some of the montage scenes. So, yes. It is just a neat down to earth little movie about some friends walking in the woods. I thought it was all right.