I highly recommend this film! I saw The Art of Travel at a screening at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose. It was a pleasant surprise and had me entertained the whole time. From the beginning of the movie, the story draws you into Conner Layne's coming of age dilemmas and impulsive urge to leave it all behind to travel. There's good character development and believable dialog (which you don't see much in movies anymore!) The acting was impressive and I'm a new fan of Chris Masterson. I also liked Johnny Messner and Brooke Burns, who played the adventure-seeking, "live for today", leaders of the expedition. And I was happy to see Maria Conchita Alonso again, who delivered a great performance as Conner's "over-reacting", Bolivian mother. There are some good laughs along the way, but its the cinematography that really makes the movie (filmed on location in a couple of different countries AND I learned on an extremely low budget?!). You definitely feel like you're part of the adventure. If you've traveled abroad, you can totally identify with this film...and if you haven't, then you find yourself coming out of the film with a strong urge to "wanna getaway". This is a must see and a lot of fun! I'd like to see more from director/writer, Tom Whelan, and writer/producer, Brian LaBelle.
Review of The Art of Travel
