Fresh
Very good on local colour but a bit sugary in its attitude to the central relationship, it would have been better taking a bleaker cue from Tommy Lee Jones' admirably dry performance.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Back Roads
Running from the past, and backing into love.
1981 · 1h 34m · R
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Overview
A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Rotten
If the movie had been willing to deal honestly with the plight of its characters, it wouldn't need to be clutterted up with eccentrics and hearts of gold.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Less a movie than an extended sketch, and it's to the credit of Mr. Ritt, his stars and Gary Devore, the screenwriter, that the movie is so much fun.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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