The Road to Galena

A movie of tropes and clichés that argues, with generic earnestness and a near-total lack of surprise, that the city is a corrupting influence compared to the nurturing, sun-drenched simplicity of the country.

The film is well-made, with beautiful cinematography, very fine acting, and great direction.

This one's at best, a decent slice of the present day human experience in a rapidly changing world.

Ultimately, no one is done any favors by The Road to Galena, least of all its audience members&#59; if only Hall had learned that being this cruelly condescending is a rich man’s game.

Thankfully not sappy, it’s a tough story with situations that represent corporate greed, economic constraints, and the validity of working for a dream of wealth, cars, mansions, and the cost of “the good life”.

As written and performed, Ben Winchell’s Cole is an inconsistent character and a mostly reactive presence.


Meandering...

The kind of film no one makes anymore, but it's a journey you might want to take. Fine cast.

Just pure entertainment. Good acting, good story. I was all in all the way.

It’s a well-worn path littered with cliches and predictability, as this heavy-handed melodrama drives home the virtues of rural wholesomeness over big-city corruption.