Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Panterken Highway has everything a good cult film has: originality, a small group of enthusiasts who worship it and a lot of people who don't understand it and for that reason criticize it. Highway is a film with a message, though it doesn't score a very high morality score. Sex & Drugs are the returning topics throughout the film. The story is set in the early '90s right after the death of Kurt Cobain and is very simple: After Jack ( Leto) sleeps with the wife of a Vegas Thugh, he and his best friend Pilot ( Gyllenhaal)are forced to flee to Seattle, where Kurt Cobain's memorial is held. However it seems Pilot has an ulterior motive for choosing that specific destination. While they're chased by the thug's goons, Jack and Pilot, young white trash drug users and dealers, pay for their trip dealing. Along the way they meet all sorts of strange people and experience strange adventures...Gyllenhaal is once again spectacular ( he can't make a bad film so it seems), Leto is more than decent as always, Piven's small role is very memorable...unfortunately Selma Blair's lack of acting abilities is distracting. I'm no fan of hers and I never will be. In my opinion, a terrible miscast. The film has a kind of rebellious charm, It's impossible to explain it's appeal. If you're someone who always starts a film with an open mind it's definitely a must-see. Highway doesn't try to be more than it is...it's a simple road-movie with teenagers learning life lessons along the way. A great film to watch with your friends, a good time is guaranteed.

cdanie6394 Although the self-absorbed undergraduates with their pseudo-intellectual babble will sniff about how "the masses" won't be able to "connect" or "appreciate" this movie, the reasonably intelligent movie-renter will recognize this film for what it is: a piece of crap. First, it is a road movie that rips off Kerouac and thinks that somehow gives it legitimacy. Second, it invokes Kurt Cobain, another transparent attempt to pass this off as a Gen X film by linking it to the over-commercialized and overpraised rock star. And third, it is just plain BAD. Inexplicable and pointless flashbacks of the two main characters as kids (yeah, we get it, they are buddies) are one problem, but the real weakness is the constant ripoff of Tarantino - an annoying drug dealer who engages in a monologue that exists only to waste the viewer's time, thugs who chase the "hero" for screwing a gangster's wife, we've all variations of this before. I rented this because of Jake Gyllenhall, a fine actor (go see Brokeback Mountain and Donnie Darko if you don't believe me), but his character exists in a drug-addled haze to Leto's brain-dead pool boy, who isn't high and has no excuse for his imbecility. Jake must have needed the money (it is supposed to have a $14 million budget, but clearly not in the cinematography department), for this stinker does nothing to enhance his indie-movie icon status. For a much better movie from 2002 that showcases his acting ability, check out "The Good Girl."

crystallburns It starts out with Pilot (Jake Gyllenhaal) pretending to be a valet to steal a car to give his pseudo-girlfriend Lucy (Arden Myrin) a ride to work. Next we see Jake (Jared Leto) playing out a sex fantasy with a Vegas Thug's wife. Both characters look exactly the same as children and as adults, which I find odd. I guess it is to inform the watchers that they are in fact the same people. As Pilot and Jake leave are leaving town after finding out that they are being followed by the ‘thug's' goons, they meet up with a variety of people and situations. Jeremy Piven shines as Pilots drug dealer and provides a much needed comic relief. The movie moves very quickly and there is never a dull moment. As most movies that deal with road trips, the boys learn some valuable lessons about themselves and life in general. Most importantly that `You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?' –Robert Louis Stevenson; but at the same time, life is also in the journey. Taking it as it comes and doing the best we can. As long as we are true to ourselves everything else will fall into place. In this crazy world that's the only thing that we can depend on… things not working out the way we expect.

hadman1278 I absolutely love the Jeremy Piven rant in this movie. I think he is one the most likable character actors around i.e. PCU, Heat, Very Bad Things, and of course, the aforementioned Highway. Granted not all of these flicks are cinematic gems, but in my opinion Piven shines in all.