The Road Within
An interesting story tells the story of a young man named Vincent suffering from Tourette's syndrome. His mother died and his father was forced to put him in a position for those with similar psychiatric disorders. Finest meets a girl named Mary who falls in love with her and they steal Dr. Rose's car and kidnap their colleague Alex from the next room. The trio begins a new three-day excursion, full of exciting adventures and events. Both Vincent, Mary and Alex go on a long journey to deliver the ashes of his deceased mother to the ocean.
1968, Bronx, New York, USA
9 October 1967, South Pasadena, California, USA
24 June 1977, Syosset, New York, USA
25 May 1949, Lake County, Tennessee, USA
7 January 1988, Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland
19 August 1965, New York City, New York, USA
23 April 1990, Harrow, London, England, UK
5 November 1958, Marietta, Georgia, USA
29 December 1978, Huntington Beach, California, USA
1 December 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA
April 17, 2015
One of those rare, rare movies that deals with challenging personality disorders with both wit and wisdom.
April 16, 2015
A quest drama that fizzles out quickly.
April 24, 2015
What most recommends The Road Within, however, is its casting and performances.
April 15, 2015
Riveting, full-blooded performances from the young leads and a tough-love ending raise it above what you may expect.
June 05, 2015
Unfortunately, all the hard questions are simply brushed aside.
April 14, 2015
It ultimately succumbs to the bland, sentimental uplift we've come to expect from such outings.
April 22, 2015
he Road Within backfires by emphasizing the same quirks and imbalances it seeks to soften. Reducing it to the genre of idiot comedy doesn't advance the cause, either.
April 20, 2015
...one of the film's greatest assets is that it doesn't try to beat the viewer over the head with particular messages or go to great lengths to create something maudlin.
April 16, 2015
"The Road Within" suffers from midfilm wandering and a hasty ending, but the message of self-acceptance rings true and clear.
April 13, 2015
There remains a nagging tidiness to the whole endeavor that leaves a strained, cloying aftertaste.
April 23, 2015
The presentation of Tourette's syndrome may be authentic, but everything else about the movie - the emotions, the characters, the situations - rings false.
