Matthew Modine

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams

Sean Astin

Leslie David Baker

Jahking Guillory

Jackson Kelly

Damien Diaz

Zachary T. Robbins

Jaxon Goldenberg

Judah Mackey

Christian Sander

R.J. Daniel Hanna

Scott Sanders

Claire Hildred

Susannah Lowber

Tony Aronovitz

Chi K. In

Laura Raczka

Chapin Long

Jordan Fliehler

Quinton Rodriguez

Luka Pascalicchio

Tyler W. Konney

Mack Fisher

Stephen W. Schriver

Jonathan Cypress

Phineas Palmer

Jesse Lopez

Richard Novick

Luke Rihl

Bia Iftikhar

Emily Winokur

Andrew Brick Johnson

Drama

Hard Miles

Pensé Productions

United States of America

English

CinemaSerf

Matthew Modine is quite effective here as the cycling-obsessed Doug Townsend. By day, he's a sort of hybrid between a prison officer and social worker for young men in various stages of the criminal justice system. He is about to go on two week trip cycling the 700-odd miles to the Grand Canyon but their facility is under constant funding threat and they need something that will make a "splash". He leads a welding class of four disparate lads who each have their own problems and who could pick a fight with Mother Theresa! Then he hits on an idea to get them to make their own bikes. His boss and his colleague "Haddie" (Cynthia Kaye McWilliams) are somewhat sceptical of his next suggestion. He takes them all along on his trip. She had already been involved in a disabling altercation at work, so could drive the supply van whilst the rest cycle. It's risky. They aren't so fit, they might abscond and presently, would cheerily ride over each other before going anywhere! From here on, it's all rather predicable but the underlying messages of inter-reliance, team spirit and friendship evolve quite well with strong contributions from Jahking Guillory - the recalcitrant "Woolbright" and from Jackson Kelly as the weedy "Smink" who has significant dietary issue: he doesn't eat. The photography works well on two levels. The scenery as we travel towards the Canyon itself, and the intensive style of coverage of their journey involving us in the strenuousness of their struggle both physically and emotionally. It's essentially about having purpose, I think. Rudderless people who are abandoned to drift along aimlessly fall into bad habits. Townsend sees that and wants to head off their loneliness and sense of hopelessness at the pass by giving them something to be proud of. To achieve on their own terms. It's a bit long but has some comedy (frequently from or at the expense of McWilliams) and even if the conclusion is pretty obvious from the get-go, it's still a film that has some punch at the end.

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