Blu-ray Review – Open Road

A film such as "Open Road" should come packaged with a pair of maps: one
to navigate the interstate travels of the lead character, and another
to help track her emotional journey as it winds through a range of
experiences that aren't defined to satisfaction. Without some type of
guide to ease explanation of screen events, the picture feels hopelessly
lost, baffling viewers as it strives to concoct a poignant odyssey of
self-discovery and maturity, only to peel off storytelling textures in
the editing process. It's seem rude to label the movie a mess when it
clearly launches with pure intentions to connect with viewers via road
trip melodramatics, but director Marcio Garcia (an popular South
American actor at the helm of his second feature) doesn't have the skill
to manage such suffocating cliche, playing too fast with the
particulars of the plot in an effort to tie a bow around the tale by the
time the end credits arrive. "Open Rage" immediately dissolves into a
blur of motivations and ill-defined histories, making soulful connection
impossible. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com