Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Jared_Andrews 'Kodachrome' isn't going to win any awards for originality. The family cross-country road trip story has been done before, often better than this. The hook: Ben (Ed Harris), a world-famous photographer, is terminal. Before he dies, he wants to drive from New York to Parsons, Kansas to develop old rolls of Kodachrome film that he's been saving for years. Accompanying him are his nurse Zoe (Elizabeth Olsen) and his estranged son Matt (Jason Sudeikis), who reluctantly agrees to join and only does so because he wants to meet with a band in Chicago and convince them to sign with his label. Each of the three have their demons. Ben is an insufferable jerk, Matt is divorced and dysfunctional, Zoe is also divorced and dysfunctional. But they're all together by choice, so they're still trying.If you think you can tell where this is going, you're probably right. Pretty much scene-by-scene it's predictable. This certainly lessens the impact, but the performances and dialogue will keep you engaged. Credit goes to the actors and the writers for making these characters and relationships feel lived in and real. The tension and acrimony between father and son showcase themselves almost immediately. Their dialogue cuts deeply, and the cruelty of the barbs they exchange startles. Zoe plays the role of conscience, doing her best to help these two hard-headed boys settle their differences before it's too late. As soon as Matt puts his sword away and begins to show a lighter side, Zoe notices, and the viewers notice her noticing. Again, it's not hard to predict where any of this is going.Zoe's character is frustratingly underwritten and underused. But the Matt and Ben relationship is well executed. The hostility feels real and so does the longing to connect, despite what has happened in the past. The film offers some mixed messages about letting go of the past, which haunts each of the main characters in some way. A crucial monologue urges them to move forward, yet they're driving across the country to develop old film and preserve old photos. It's also ironic that a movie that romanticizes film is streaming on Netflix. This film has meaningful messages to share, even if it's not entirely clear about everything it's saying. If you don't mind a formulaic family drama with moving and warm moments, this movie isn't a bad pick.

random_jim This should be under the "must see" films before you die films! I watched it on the plane coming home from a vacation seeing some of the family abroad and somehow everything fell into place while reflecting on my time away and watching this remarkable film. The title says it all. The technology of our society says it all. The power of what one man's struggle to save his final masterpiece says it all... All the actors are to be praised, but the goosebumps literally came from Ed Harris! I've always been partial to some of his mean stream characters/labels in other movies, but as he has done before, he's proved his harsh screened tough guy scenes, but the soft, humbleness that comes out of his art, are just as, if not more more brilliant! You feel it all in this power ride movie of music, film, photography, love misunderstandings and family. It brought me to tears on many occasions, well I guess I'm at that age. My wife who was sitting next to me knew without her even knowing anything about the film that this is one for me! And again, it was, it is. Sensitive or not it'll make you smile, laugh, cry, rewind in awe. I'll be watching this one again very soon, no doubt! I take my hat off to the Analogue era of self reliance...xx With love and peace//Jim Andrew Georgiades

avni-43628 Nothing new to see here, folks - it's all been done before...

zingkey At the dinner table Ben (Ed Harris) used the term, 'low hanging fruit.' The script writers had some understanding of the concept but then went on to write a screenplay that is all low hanging fruit. From the dying dad and the resentful son, the pretty nurse who's just along for the ride, the innuendo about Ben's brother's wife, the girl who likes The Pixies and The Smiths, the english bandmates acting like jerks. This screenplay was artless. Amazing because it was about a film photographer and a music producer who are trying to retain art in the face of corporate commodification. It was fun and enjoyable but so ridiculous and predictable.