Rotten
The transition from the slopes of Sundance to the hard streets of everywhere else is the artistic equivalent of the bends.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Overview
When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well.
Director and cast
- Martin Hynes Director
- Lou Taylor Pucci as Mercer
- Zooey Deschanel as Kate
- Jena Malone as Jeoly
- Giuseppe Andrews as Stock Boy
- Kathleen M. Darcy as J's Mom
- Judy Greer as Better Than Toast
- Nick Offerman as Nick the Potter
- Brian McNamara as Book On Tape
- Erv Immeman as Hospice Patient
- Ann Ryerson as Hospice Visitor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The first road movie that could fit into the mumblecore genre of dithering youth angst: The Go-Getter travels, but it doesn't go anywhere.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
Director-writer Martin Hynes shapes his first movie into something emotionally truthful, painfully funny and vibrantly alive.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
Strives for hipness but ultimately just feels contrived and derivative.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
There are moments of beauty here, but not enough to make up for the mannered dialogue and hamstrung performances.
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times
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