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What a beautiful little surprise Adopt a Highway turns out to be. This Ethan Hawke star vehicle is tender, touching, and altogether a moving experience. An independent drama with modest aspirations, the filmmaking debut of actor Logan Marshall-Green flirts with bleakness, but ultimately is a hopeful tale of redemption. Indie cinema too often ignores the latter aspect, trafficking in desperation. There’s a version of that story that could have been told here, but Hawke and Marshall-Green avoid going down that role. The end result is an unexpectedly powerful movie that manages to leave a real mark. Buoyed by a magnificent performance by Hawke, it’s one to seek out. The film is a drama about one man trying to find his place back in the world. Russell Millings (Hawke) was sent to prison for over two decades for possession of an ounce of pot. A victim of California’s Three Strikes Law,...