A Walk in the Woods

Name: A Walk in the Woods
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Released: September 2, 2015
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Emma Thompson, Kristen Schaal, Mary Steenburgen, Nick Nolte, Nick Offerman

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Broad Green Pictures | Release Date: September 2, 2015 | R

Starring: Emma Thompson, Kristen Schaal, Mary Steenburgen, Nick Nolte, Nick Offerman, Robert Redford

Summary: Travel writer Bill Bryson (Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife (Emma Thompson) and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail - 2,200 miles of America’s most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find,Travel writer Bill Bryson (Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife (Emma Thompson) and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail - 2,200 miles of America’s most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek - his long lost and former friend Katz (Nick Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law – sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before its too late. The trouble is, the two have a completely different definition of the word, “adventure”. Now they're about to find out that when you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins. [Broad Green Pictures]
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Director: Ken Kwapis

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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Todd McCarthy

Jan 31, 2015

A Walk in the Woods serves as a terrific showcase for two exceptionally durable stars. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Aug 31, 2015

It is funny, and Redford, gracious as ever, makes a wonderful straight-man for a comic co-costar who has the face, voice and posture of a geezer who probably should have tackled this healing hike 20 years earlier. Read full review

Peter Keough

Sep 2, 2015

It consists of a series of episodic encounters, misadventures, and musings redeemed in part by the presence of two scenic wonders, the unspoiled 2,190-mile grandeur of the Appalachian Trail and the spectacular crapulousness of Nick Nolte. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Sep 1, 2015

A Walk in the Woods is broad as a barn door, with two stars who have minimal chemistry — and there’s not much in the way of reflection about mortality. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Sep 7, 2015

The lax, lame A Walk in the Woods is a road movie without a road, a journey of self-discovery without discovery, and a tale of friendship without any chemistry. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Sep 2, 2015

It's not a difficult picture to watch. All you want from A Walk in the Woods, honestly, is a chance to enjoy a couple of veteran actors. But the book's comic tone hasn't found a comfortable equivalent for the screen. Read full review

Tasha Robinson

Sep 1, 2015

Even when the film isn’t dealing with women, it’s contemptuous of the world in a way that rapidly becomes one-note and tiresome. Read full review

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Mag91

Sep 4, 2015

This movie is a go too movie both funny and sad Nolte and Redford both played it like they belonged there. Not too funny not to sad just a great movie about Two old men and life!

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LeZee

Jan 14, 2016

Rediscovering the old friendship in a long walk.

I am very impressed for the recent films of Robert Redford, but the timing was really bad. His one man show, 'All is Lost' that overlapped with the popular flick 'Life of Pi', and now this with 'Tracks' and 'Wild'. People tend to choose theRediscovering the old friendship in a long walk.

I am very impressed for the recent films of Robert Redford, but the timing was really bad. His one man show, 'All is Lost' that overlapped with the popular flick 'Life of Pi', and now this with 'Tracks' and 'Wild'. People tend to choose the big one and forget the small one, or simply point the finger to the other one for having similarity. Anyway, I wanted to see it, and I did that.

Like the Pacific Crest Trail from the movie 'Wild' which's from the western part of the Unites States, this one is from the east called Appalachian Trail and both these are the biographical films. The six month trail to cover approximately 2,000 kilometers. Even learning the odds are not in their favour, the two old men embark their journey with the fixed mind to achieve the goal.

I did not know it was a screen adaptation of the real event. I won't consider it a great movie, not even for the year 2015, but it was fun to watch. A sweet little movie that I expected something, but it delivered another thing, overall it satisfied me. Maybe the reason I'm showing concern for this is it is a comedy, so looked lot like an entertainment product than the inspiring theme. But you can't deny the seriousness apart from those fun bits that it was based on someone's memoir. Especially knowing those two men are in the twilight of their lives, the attempt was admirable.

"No, writers don't retire. We either drink ourselves
to death or blow our brains out."

I always love the children and elder people movies with quality narration. Children's films are fun to watch and elder's teaches us their experiences, sometimes sympathy wins for their struggles. There were a couple big female star characters who are the part of the story, but not in the main narration. This film centres only two characters that wonderfully played by the 80 year-old Robert Redford as a 60 year-old Bill Bryson and the other one was Nick Nolte as Katz who actually stole the show. Yep, I must agree Nick Nolte is the backbone of the movie, otherwise the people would have turned away without showing any interest in this including myself.

This film was not all about the hiking or achieving something out of all the sudden in their old age. It let's us a few glimpses of the beautiful landscapes like those we saw in the 17th, 18th century paintings. Despite it being a comedy, mostly it dealt with the facts. Rediscovering the lost friendship and uncovering the old memories. Like the entire life was brought back for a few minutes in the words for us with their sweet recalls.

It is an R rated flick, because the majority of the jokes were adult's. If you decide to watch it, I suggest to give a try with your best friend, because you both might be seeing the future of yourselves. My finishing statement is, it is definitely not a must see, but it won't disappoint either if you're not anticipating in a large scale adventure, that includes emotions and severeness. If it was from before the 90s, probably considered as a good film, but in this modern CGI world, movies about life and self-discovery is fading away from the young people's mind. All they want is superheroes, loud music, fancy costumes, and of course violence.

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Thomass

Sep 5, 2015

This was an outstanding movie for older generation. The theater was packed! The movie was funny and well done. Scenery was beautiful. Characters well done and memorable.

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csw12

Jan 3, 2016

A forgettable enjoyable movie. A walk in the woods is really about nothing but the actors do their part in guiding the film. Some funny moments in an otherwise mediocre film.

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TVJerry

Sep 10, 2015

Robert Redford and Nick Nolte decide to hike the Appalachian Trail. This lighthearted cinematic trek presents mild physical challenges, spirited encounters and the inevitable dramatic declarations. Redford plays determined and serious (while sometimes spouting environmental facts), whileRobert Redford and Nick Nolte decide to hike the Appalachian Trail. This lighthearted cinematic trek presents mild physical challenges, spirited encounters and the inevitable dramatic declarations. Redford plays determined and serious (while sometimes spouting environmental facts), while Nolte gets a chance to be blustery, feisty and the comic center of the film. This won't go down as hilarious or even memorable, but its sweet, low-key charms and lovely scenery should appeal to a mature audience.… Expand

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homer4president

Sep 16, 2015

I had to watch this movie for my English class so I was forced to watch this. The humor was there, it was just poorly paced. They left a lot of things out from the book that should have been added. Also, I felt like the tone of the movie could have been a bit more serious.

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TheKavehJ

Sep 7, 2015

A Walk In The Woods tries way too hard to make you like it. For 105 minutes, you are laughing a little, but the rest of the time, being bored. But, the film sure made the Appalachian Trail look beautiful.

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