Sherman's Way

Fate brings together two mismatched travelers in this comedy. Sherman (Michael Shulman) is a tightly wound, career-obsessed college student whose mother, Evelyn (Donna Murphy), is a successful politician who micromanages her own life as well as that of her son. Planning to spend a few weeks in ...more

Even though each successive addition to the genre since Easy Rider reinforces how utterly stale and painful the “road-trip” film can be, Director Craig Saavedra’s Sherman’s Way attempts to beat the odds. Unfortunately, by utilizing the very same formulas and linear narrative that makes the genre so absolutely underwhelming, Saavedra’s film comes off as 97-minutes of James Le Gros and a band of mildly recognizable television actors doing a favor for someone, somewhere. Sherman (Michael ...more