A Walk in the Woods (2015)

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I had a group of 6 friends over for a movie night. We all enjoyed this movie very much. Apart from the humour, there were moments of pathos as well as the wonderful scenery. Bryson's book is my very favourite non fiction book. It has been a hugely popular best seller. I think that explains a lot of the disappointment and criticism that the film version has attracted. Naturally, there's a lot more in the book and the film has a couple of inaccuracies. Unfortunately this is true of many movies based on books. Admittedly Redford and Nolte were too old for the roles. Bryson and his friend Katz were only in their mid 40's when they did the walk. However, as our viewing group were all over 60, the older ages of the two actors added another dimension to the movie that we could all relate to - the challenge of a last great adventure before senescence really starts to set in. All in all a pleasant uplifting movie, which I could watch again.

I watched this movie today on Amazon Prime. I hadn't come across it previously, but I had read Bryson's "A walk in the woods" book a few years ago. Bottom line is that I really enjoyed the movie. It isn't a complicated plot, just a buddy movie about two ageing pals who go off on a walking adventure on the Appalachian Trail. They are mismatched on various levels, and pretty unprepared for the trek, but they get through quite a lot of it. Bryson's books are light-hearted easy reading delights, probably never envisioned to become movies, but I do feel that this movie does fair justice to the spirit of the book. The actors are perfect and do a great job – albeit that they are probably rather older here than Bryson and Katz were at the time. The movie isn't supposed to be a kind of guide to the Appalachian Trail – as some reviewers here seem to think. It is just a bit of fun centred on these two men and their adventures on the trail as well as their reflections on the earlier days of their friendship and the ways their lives have worked out. It is genuinely funny, and I laughed a lot.One small gripe - and this really applies to all movies where characters are required to carry backpacks. It is just too blatantly obvious to me that the packs have been filled with nothing heavier than a block of polystyrene. Maybe it would be a bit cruel to load these ageing actors with 20kg packs, so I will let them off with that here.

It's just Bob Redford and Nick Nolte on a trip, walking in the woods. That's pretty much it. I thought it was amusing and had some nice moments.I liked the landscapes the choose for the film. You get a little feeling that you kind of wanna take a hike there yourself. I've been on a lot of hikes before when I was younger. I was reminded of that while watching this. The two main characters were all right. They had some good banters and chemistry. Redford and Nolte seemed to have had a lot of fun making this. It didn't feel like something done for the money.Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. The music is relaxing and it worked well with some of the montage scenes. So, yes. It is just a neat down to earth little movie about some friends walking in the woods. I thought it was all right.

After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends. Although it's not the best film of either Robert Redford and Nick Nolte both men give 2 truly great performances and they make this trip in order to face their personal demons but also find a purpose on their lives and it's for sure childish and immature at times but it's still a very entertaining comedy with 2 really good actors although the R-Rating is kinda a little bit too much for me but maybe it's because of the "F" words? But still not a R-Rated film more like PG-13 but anyways still a pretty nice film and if you see it with low expectations you will not be disappointed 8/10