Adopt a Highway

"Adopt a Highway" is a warm, compassionate film in which Ethan Hawke spends much of his time talking honestly to a baby. Something about that offers a few rays of hope for cinema.

[Ethan Hawke] does the best he can with a character that is not terribly well-developed.

Holding it all together is Hawke's performance, weighted down with the heaviness of injustice.

Like a spare short story, this little indie nurtures a few simple emotions, then hopes its audience will stick around to share in them. I'm glad I did.

Viewed charitably, its sketchy protagonist and vague atmosphere are meant to achieve the effect of a parable.

It's an odd film, but it greatly rewards viewer patience, culminating in the only scenes at my SXSW so far that brought tears to my eyes.

Ethan Hawke gives another commanding performance...

Adopt a Highway is an emotional journey through heartbreak and reinvention, which also shares a harsh reminder of the reality our prison system serves to some.

Ethan Hawke excels in satisfying drama; some language.

Touching story of a socially awkward ex-con who discovers the value of giving and receiving.