Adopt a Highway
| Release Date: November 1, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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4
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5
Negative:
2
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91
ConsequenceMichael RoffmanMar 12, 2019
Patient, meditative, and sanguine, Adopt a Highway is a rugged slice of Americana. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshOct 30, 2019
Adopt a Highway is a small film but mighty, thanks to Hawke’s reserved yet touching performance as a broken man learning to test his wings again, and Marshall-Green’s willingness to take Russell down unexpected paths. Read full review
70
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiOct 31, 2019
Like a spare short story, this little indie nurtures a few simple emotions, then hopes its audience will stick around to share in them. I’m glad I did. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyNov 1, 2019
The look of buried terror and resentment in Hawke's eyes tells the deeper story. Still, Adopt a Highway wanders ("Ella" is just the first chapter) and the redemption narrative isn't so much heavy-handed as it is super-imposed. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredLuke ParkerMar 16, 2019
Adopt A Highway seems as confused as its lead character, wandering around and never quite figuring out what story it wants to tell. Read full review
58
The PlaylistGriffin SchillerMar 14, 2019
It’s easy to admire Green’s decision to tell a personal story that came from the heart, but the end result is, unfortunately, something a little flat, unremarkable and it’s only Ethan Hawke’s terrifically empathetic performance that makes this long and listless journey feel like it’s a road worth taking. Read full review
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IndieWireDavid EhrlichMar 12, 2019
Marshall-Green is just finding his way, and his debut is very much a first film. ... Modest and unfussy, “Adopt a Highway” fails to ground its fable-esque qualities in a deeper bedrock of emotional truth, but its best moments offer a tender glimpse at what people do with several decades of pent-up resentment. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterBeandrea JulyMar 12, 2019
Despite the film's choppy and tonally dissonant storytelling ... Hawke’s performance quite literally carries the movie. Read full review
40
TheWrapCandice FrederickMar 12, 2019
Marshall-Green’s directorial debut is an intriguing story centered on a flawed protagonist, and with more polishing in the second half of the film it could have really sailed. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineChuck BowenOct 29, 2019
Viewed charitably, Logan Marshall-Green’s sketchy protagonist and vague atmosphere are meant to achieve the effect of a parable. Read full review
30
VarietyDennis HarveyMar 12, 2019
All evidence here suggests that Marshall-Green needs a strong collaborator — or maybe just someone else’s screenplay — the next time he gets behind the camera. Read full review
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