The Best Bar in America

I went into this thinking that it might be just a fun motorcycle bar hopping movie, I saw the trailer, seemed to have better production values than the average independent movie, so I bought a limited edition DVD from the creators. This movie was really much more than I expected. It was not just a trip from bar to bar with some wild adventures and fun on a motorcycle. Yes it was full of interesting places and characters and the bike is just a back drop not a focal point. Thanks to Northway's character the movie was a thoughtful and deep that left me thinking long after the last scene. Sure not all of the acting is up to the latest Hollywood film, but cut it some slack and give it a chance, you'll be happy you did.

Not a bad flick! Pretty fun/funny and the production quality was pretty good. It also seemed to get much better as the film went on. A very quotable movie that seemed to take inspiration from Easy Rider, Big Lebowski, and maybe even a little bit of Two Lane Blacktop. I'm not much of a reviewer and this is my first IMDb review. I'd have liked a little more character development/background for some of the characters, but overall Northway and Sanders were great characters. And, of course, there is always a woman. She arrives a little late in the flick but nonetheless still a good character with a bit more development/background than the other two.

The protagonist is a wanna-be journalist riding an airhead BMW sidecar rig while researching his idea for an article.... the best bar in western america. A down-on-his-luck kinda guy, rides from roadside bar to roadside bar sampling the wares and he ends up losing his girlfriend and his article publisher's advance due to some shoddy work and slow performance. The body of the story follows him as he continues his visits "discovering" what the small bars in the American Southwest have to offer him. A bit of a sole-searching story that comes alive when he meets an older King-of-the-Road type guy that shows him the meaning of life. (think Mr Bojangles) FYI - a lot of foul language, and sexual situations (nothing graphic) so if you're sensitive and/or watching with someone sensitive, make this movie "buyer beware" A nice character study more than a motorcycle movie in my opinion. I really liked this movie. So much so, I had a movie watching night for our MC club and had more than 15 couples show up. Even the language sensitive folks in our group tolerated it and liked the movie. ( I did warn them in advance).

There are those that knew what they wanted at a young age. There are others who learned as they went. This is a story about both of these groups, and neither of these groups, as well.

So often we are lead to believe that what we ask for is what we will get. This is a story about the journey being what is important, and coincidentally, its NOT what we will get. Indy production with a great amount of care taken for continiuity and set selection, Without the sound stage. The post production sound was excellent. All the way around, this is a great movie, told with all the things that make a movie worth watching. My hat goes off to the cast and crew for a job well done.

This is a fun movie and if you're old enough, a pretty good belly laugh regarding the whole Easy Rider thing.