A Walk in the Woods
Screen legends Robert Redford and Nick Nolte hike together along the 3,500km Appalachian Trail in this odd-couple comedy. Based on the memoir by humourist and travel writer Bill Bryson. Co-starring Emma Thompson, Nick Offerman and Kristen Schaal. From the director of Dunston Checks In.
Redford plays Bryson who, instead of retiring to enjoy his wife (Thompson) and family, challenges himself to the epic hike over America's unspoiled and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find is anything but once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join - his long lost former friend Katz (Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law - sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying debts.
- Director:
- Ken Kwapis ('Big Miracle', 'He's Just Not That Into You', 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants', 'Dunston Checks In')
- Writer:
- Bill HoldermanRick Kerb
- Cast:
- Robert RedfordNick NolteEmma ThompsonKristen SchaalNick Offerman
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Adam Fresco
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Variety
pressIt’s pleasant enough cinematic comfort food, but even so, you may be hungry again soon afterward.
The Guardian
pressCertainly no Butch Cassidy, but it is interesting to check in with these two still-compelling codgers.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThe to and fro of dialogue between the men never goes very far, and we don't really get a sense of the natural world that the pair experience.
Los Angeles Times
pressOne can't help but imagine what previously attached directors Barry Levinson or Richard Linklater might have done with this material, with their affinity for scenes of drifting talk and hanging out.
Hollywood Reporter
pressServes as a terrific showcase for two exceptionally durable stars.
Herald Sun
pressThough it is pleasant enough simply to be in the company of these two charismatic old stagers, Redford and Nolte are never the hilarious double-act director Ken Kwapis makes them out to be.
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksVariety
pressIt’s pleasant enough cinematic comfort food, but even so, you may be hungry again soon afterward.
The Guardian
pressCertainly no Butch Cassidy, but it is interesting to check in with these two still-compelling codgers.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThe to and fro of dialogue between the men never goes very far, and we don't really get a sense of the natural world that the pair experience.
Los Angeles Times
pressOne can't help but imagine what previously attached directors Barry Levinson or Richard Linklater might have done with this material, with their affinity for scenes of drifting talk and hanging out.
Hollywood Reporter
pressServes as a terrific showcase for two exceptionally durable stars.
Herald Sun
pressThough it is pleasant enough simply to be in the company of these two charismatic old stagers, Redford and Nolte are never the hilarious double-act director Ken Kwapis makes them out to be.
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