Ride the Eagle

Name: Ride the Eagle
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: July 30, 2021
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 54
Cast: D'Arcy Carden, J.K. Simmons, Jake M. Johnson, Susan Sarandon

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DECAL | Release Date: July 30, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: D'Arcy Carden, J.K. Simmons, Jake M. Johnson, Susan Sarandon

Summary: When Leif’s (Jake Johnson) estranged mother Honey (Susan Sarandon) dies she leaves him a ‘conditional inheritance’. Before he can move into her picturesque Yosemite cabin, he has to complete her elaborate, and sometimes dubious, to-do list. Leif and Nora, his canine BFF, step into Honey’s wild world as she tries to make amends from beyondWhen Leif’s (Jake Johnson) estranged mother Honey (Susan Sarandon) dies she leaves him a ‘conditional inheritance’. Before he can move into her picturesque Yosemite cabin, he has to complete her elaborate, and sometimes dubious, to-do list. Leif and Nora, his canine BFF, step into Honey’s wild world as she tries to make amends from beyond the grave.… Expand

Director: Trent O'Donnell

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 min

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Alex Saveliev

Jul 28, 2021

At first glance, the feature, which Johnson co-wrote and co-produced, may seem like yet another granola indie about a middle-aged man reassessing his life. And it is. But there’s magic to it. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jul 29, 2021

The thing about Ride the Eagle is we have a funny, sweet, insightful, low-key charmer of a story that’s all about making human connections, reconciling broken relationships and finding solace in the companionship of another fellow traveler on this planet — and yet the main characters are almost never in the same room with one another. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Jul 29, 2021

The movie’s seriocomic consideration of how messy familial, sexual and professional relationships can be should have a well-nigh universal resonance. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 29, 2021

A good cast and amusing situations make it a pleasant, sometimes amusing if not particularly memorable experience. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Oct 7, 2021

It’s a bit indulgent but, still, a gentle watch. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Jul 30, 2021

Its biggest crime is that the whole thing, in the end, is just kind of pointless, and doesn’t offer viewers anything that they haven’t already seen before and it's never as amusing or thought-provoking as it would like to be. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jul 29, 2021

"Where do these people get their money,” I wrote in my notes as Leif and his dog set out for a long drive at the film’s fade-out. Doesn’t matter. Nor do the multiple clichés. In Ride the Eagle, the laid-back vibe is all. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Feb 26, 2022

The message and overall notions of this story are the best thing about Ride the Eagle. A film that doesn't benefit from having as a lead a Jake Johnson stuck in a mold as an actor.

The clearest flaw in this narrative in my opinion, lies in the fact that, as I said, while the message isThe message and overall notions of this story are the best thing about Ride the Eagle. A film that doesn't benefit from having as a lead a Jake Johnson stuck in a mold as an actor.

The clearest flaw in this narrative in my opinion, lies in the fact that, as I said, while the message is good, there's nothing particularly interesting in the unfolding of the events that occur on screen.

It's fine that the character gets his journey to heal his problems, but I couldn't connect with anything that is presented there, and that of course will undermine any story that needs that precise element from the viewers to keep their attention alive.

Perhaps the point of such indie films is not to be quickly forgotten or dismissed, but when there's so little to mention in terms of significance, their purpose and function end the very moment the credits begin to roll.… Expand

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