Around the bend

Around the bend (usa 2005)

My personal opinion is that Christopher Walken is great. To parafrase Neil Young: ‘I like the way he walks, I like the way he talkes, I like the way he wiggles, he wiggles when he walks.’ Plus the man sure can dance so he’s Great casting example nr 1. His father is played by Michael Caine. Great Casting example nr 2. Josh Lucas plays Walkens son.
Together they play three generations of fathers. Caine is the grandfather, an archeologist, who sends his asstranged son and grandson plus a great-grandson on a roadtrip to scatter his ashes. Walken abandoned his son years ago and there is a dark secret. Lucas tries to get the whole thing over as quickly as possible
It’s a strong script, well told and with good acting. There’s humour and emotion as well I would have liked to see more screentime for Caine, but he doenst need much time to make you believe in him. Lucas does a good job but its hard not seeing him as the average slick guy from American Psyco.