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The Open Road trailer doesn’t due justice for Jeff Bridges or Mary Steenburgen, two really awesome actors.  The story is a heartwarming comedy about minor leaguer Carlton Garrett (Justin Timberlake) who takes an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle Garrett (Jeff Bridges) when Carlton’s mother (Mary Steenburgen) becomes majorly sick and asks her son to find Kyle.   

In the trailer it’s hard to see the comfort Bridges usually portrays in is characters.  I have a feeling that this is just a lousy trailer.  Or Bridges character grows on you like Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow in the original Pirates of the Caribbean. 

Timberlake who hasn’t done enough films to justify carrying a film looks good as Carlton who enlists his on-again-off-again girlfriend Lucy (Kate Mara) for emotional support.  

The movie is a road trip film that includes a series of misadventures caused by his father’s antics, including missed flights, car trouble and bathroom brawls. Years of miscommunication, frustration and comically awkward attempts at bonding come to a head as the mismatched trio make their way from Ohio back home to Houston to reunite the family. 

I just hope we get to see a lot of Steenburgen.