Synopsis
An eccentric Olympic has-been who prefers leisure to work, finds himself stuck with a rigid pre-law Yale student with no time for wasting time. Between skinny-dipping and stealing cars, this odd-couple learn from each other that balance is the key to getting the girl, getting the job and getting a life.
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Cast
- Michael ShulmanSherman
- Brooke NevinAddy
- James Le GrosPalmer
- Enrico ColantoniD.J.
- Lacey ChabertMarcy
Recommendations
- 70
The New York Times
The director, Craig Saavedra, generates surprising warmth from the familiar tropes of the odd-couple road movie. Shooting mostly in the verdant sweep of California's wine country -- and with a superb supporting cast -- he allows Mr. Le Gros room to engage. - 70
Variety
An agreeable tone and cast make Sherman’s Way go down easy. - 60
Film Threat
Never too dreary, Sherman's Way is a pleasant drama-comedy that's just fun to watch, much like a laid-back drive during the summer; it's not about where you're going, or how you'll get there, but just about how it feels to be in the car driving. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The film simply has too many tiredly predictable elements for its own good, and despite the handsome cinematography of the extremely picturesque California locations, "Sherman's" never really finds its way. - 40
L.A. Weekly
The film is confidently polished, and thankfully more sweet-tempered than preachy, given that every narrative thread has an underlying theme of social injustice. - 40
Los Angeles Times
It's lost-in-life meets lust-for-life in the reliably regenerative wine country, which means most moviegoers could hand this emotionally stranded odd couple a road map of where they'll be by the closing credits. - 38
New York Post
Coming-of-age road trips have rarely been more tedious or predictable. - 30
Village Voice
Plays like something out of an indie-film paint-by-numbers.