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Tony Revolori is driving from Texas to LA to attend art school. During his trip, his car breaks down and he finds a mechanic who just got fired, Jason Mantzoukas. Mantzoukas asks for a ride in exchange for the repair and Tony gets a lot more than he expected. Mantzoukas' isn't playing his normal wacky role (Rafi or Adrian Pimento), but he's still a shitshow.
This is completely a character piece and nothing else. There is no overall plot aside from Mantzoukas being a shitshow and Revolori learning from his antics.
The performances really carry the film, and Mantzoukas' character, while a shitshow, isn't so over the top that you can buy into it being real.
It's an odd couple road trip movie, and it's a formula we've seen many times before. If you like these types of films, this is good. Not great, but good.
The Long Dumb Road (2018)
The Long Dumb Road (2018)
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”