Self-consciously mannered yet fitfully interesting, Around the Bend gets the most mileage it can from the eccentric, low-key charisma of Christopher Walken.
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Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The story is spotty, but the acting is fine, especially when Walken is around.
Gentlemen, it's a male chick flick - "The Dirty Secrets of the Ya-Ya Brotherhood."
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TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
An awkward amalgam of road movie, buddy comedy and melodramatic conventions, first-time writer-director Jordan Roberts' male weepie ricochets between affecting scenes and insufferably maudlin ones.
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
It's the showy story, script, and even staging that wear a fella out in this relentlessly precious feature debut by writer-director Jordan Roberts.