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REVIEW<\/p>\n

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Director:<\/strong> Walter Salles<\/p>\n

Starring<\/strong>: Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, and Kristen Stewart<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: 3\/5<\/p>\n

Based on Jack Kerouac’s famous road novel, On the Road<\/em> follows the life of would-be writer Sal Paradise on his travels back and forth across 1940s America in the company of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his sixteen year-old wife, Marylou. The trio travel the length and breadth of the country, meeting a series of poets, musicians and prostitutes on their journey.<\/p>\n

Sam Riley’s performance as protagonist and narrator Sal is played with an excellent sense of quiet desperation, although he is ultimately over-shadowed by Garrett Hedlund’s wild and exciting Dean Moriarty. The big surprise in this film however, is Kristen Stewart; Freed from the monotony of her role in the Twilight<\/em> Saga, the actress finally manages to give a credible performance as the fiery Marylou.<\/p>\n

For once, an adaptation of a novel has been made which actually sticks to the original text, both in tone and plot. However, this in itself is not necessarily a good thing. Like the novel, On the Road<\/em> drags in places, and there are places where the continual cycle of wild parties, drug-fuelled sex scenes, domestic arguments\u252c\u00e1and philosophical conversation wears thin. At the same time, some of the less likeable characters from the novel are downright irritating in their onscreen incarnation.<\/p>\n

For all its faults in pacing, the film’s use of sound and visuals is invariably stunning. The seedy motel rooms and dank alleys of Depression-era America are interspersed with artistic shots of motorways passing by underfoot and stunning American vistas, accompanied with voice-overs taken directly from Kerouac’s novel. Meanwhile, the use of music from the period is one of the movies’s highlights, adding to the vibrancy of the film.<\/p>\n

While at times meandering and seemingly directionless, On the Road<\/em>, remains a beautifully shot piece of cinematography.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Freddie Rochez<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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