American indie film-makers have a fascination with brothers, particularly brothers on shambling, episodic road trips.
After The Puffy Chair and Easier with Practise, Bissonnette’s articulate, aimless amble of discovery seems rather familiar. A couple of elements distinguish it from the mumblecore pack. First, the dialogue, the smart-aleck, effortless parrying of two men who have fought so many verbal battles that they can barely be bothered to score points any more. Second, the soundtrack, a rich mix of Leonard Cohen, Evan Dando and others that makes the photogenic but rather directionless driving montages chug along rather pleasantly.
The humour is dry and prickly; the climax, when it comes, is an unexpected twist of the knife.
Matthew Bissonnette, 15 (85min)