American Exit

I like dramas, especially drama thrillers, and I never give them a good rating if I don't have an emotional connection with at least one of the actors. In this movie, the connection is with the kid. He is a terrific actor! My husband and I both enjoyed it.

All about the father & son getting to know each other a little. Dane Cook is very good in this.

He deserves to be given a lot of credit for solid acting dealing with a difficult subject matter in a sensitive way.

Levi Miller is a gifted young actor, so it's a shame to see him wasted here alongside the always mediocre Dane Cook in a clichéd, melodramatic father-son road trip crime caper. Also wasted is the always awesome Udo Kier, bringing a true sense of menace to his role as a shady black market art dealer. Clocking in at a mere 85 minutes, this sluggishly paced film still manages to make sitting through it feel like a long slog. For a better showcase of Miller's talents, check out Jasper Jones, and as for Kier, see My Own Private Idaho.

Sounds the same as the Australian movie Charlie and Boots,father and son trying to reconnect

I was really hoping for something special with this as it has the wonderfully weird Udo Kier in it and I like Dane Cook and there is even an appearance from old timer John Savage but the film has such terrible writing that it goes nowhere even with all that acting talent.

They should have carried the journey further to Mexico and made more effort with some exciting scenes down Mexico way but instead it goes nowhere and ends on a dusty road. The script is about as dusty and barren as the road they end up on. I also did not like the photography with its yellow tone and poor panning shots, it made the film feel cramped and a bit depressing.

The action is very poorly orchestrated and the character interaction between father and son seems overly forced and unbelievable. The story seems as if it has been written and then re-written and still not right so they just decided to go with it and cross their fingers.

Everything about the film just says meh!