Mark Kermode reviews A Walk In The Woods

Mark Kermode reviews A Walk In The Woods. Having spent 20 years living in England, Bill Bryson returns to the United States and decides the best way to reconnect with his homeland is to hike the great Appalachian Trail. Against his wife’s better judgement, he decides to take his oldest friend Stephen Katz along for the journey.
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[@JohnSpawn1]

LOL, I actually for a moment when they started to play the clip thought Kermode was the one still doing a Nolte impression, even though it really was Nolte himself.

[@Kuki3l]

holy moly that's actually a spot on Nick Nolte impression. Mark gets better!

[@drewbu]

Mark finally found the one impression he can do well!

[@marcietownsend3635]

Forget the movie. The review is gold.

[@james5995]

Mark Kermode doing a Nick Nolte doing a Jeff Bridges in True Grit impression.

[@BackToBasics90s]

"Nick Nolte" should be registered as a language.

[@toonu]

HAHAH "that's not Nick Nolte?" haha that was great

[@debury]

Nick Nolte is that bloke from the Fast Show who is very, very drunk.

[@barbarakirk3064]

Rowley Birkin QC!

[@Nondescript_Brit]

Does anyone else come back to this review every so often just to hear Mark's Nick Nolte voice again?

[@badgermeat]

Yes!

[@bodnotbod]

At least I could understand what Mark's impression was actually saying.

[@Linandemma]

Nick Nolte's character sounds like a cartoon cat ...

[@jonny5779]

Its reviews like this that make me like Mark even more. the man has a sense of humor, and that impression is pretty damn good!!😁

[@Tomanista]

TRIGGER WARNING!!!! The word "panties" is uttered in this review. Be warned.

[@TheStuartmbaxter]

Best review ever. This is brilliant Mark absolutely Spot on impression. Heard it live, and the podcast and now on here twice, brilliant with visuals too.

[@user-xk2hs9qu8m]

As others = possibly your best impression yet. And Katz was always the best thing about the book Something of a stretch to have Redford playing Bryson. But, heh, this is film-world, and I want to catch it at a cinema - but it's not looking good near Whitby..........so far

[@Cybjon]

I want to see a movie of Mark and Simon lost in the woods now. With Mark doing the voice. And Simon trying to ignore it.

[@davidsteel8324]

Saw this today. Really enjoyed it. Nolte is brilliant.

[@KenworthW900HG]

Imagine how awesome it could've been with Paul Newman!

[@callumsutherland2954]

I bet Nick Nolte would do a brilliantly weird _Krapp's Last Tape._

[@brabbit3389]

The only thing I remember from watching this film is Nolte’s quote ‘ I spent half my life chasing pussy and the other half I wasted’

[@GlowingAlien]

Simon and Mark, the old married couple edition.

[@TwistedBishop]

Is panties some naughty word in England? I thought Mark would need a fainting couch for a second.

[@jopearson5880]

+TwistedBishop Not really. I mean, it's a little bit sexualised, but not so much that Kermode's reticence wasn't peculiar.

[@declancochran2882]

+TwistedBishop it's not one of those words British people like to use. It sounds weird and crass. No sex please.

[@WAAAAAAAAAAAY]

Nick Nolte has to be in a Pixar movie at some point.....that'd be great! :)

[@annehathaway2107]

He is in The Zookeeper as the voice of the gorilla

[@crazydiamond3065]

Nolte sounds like yoda

[@charliepanayiotou4305]

The book is great but nothing about this adaptation makes sense. For one, Bryson and Katz were in their 40s when they hiked the trail I believe, they weren't pushing 80. And Bill Bryson may be a fine writer, but he certainly does not look like Robert Redford!

[@_ginock_]

I am planning to see this tomorrow and I am genuinely worried. I loved the book and hope this does not kill my enjoyment of the book.

[@icrowbot]

+Charlie Panayiotou To me it felt like the filmmakers didn't understand what it was about the book that made it so great

[@lesselp]

+Charlie Panayiotou Redford was 78 when he filmed this.Bryson was 43 when he wrote it.You sure know how to insult a guy.

[@charliepanayiotou4305]

+Karl Karlos While movie adaptations don't have to be entirely faithful most don't double the age of their two protagonists for one. Also, Wild only recently did this sort of adapt a memoir thing a whole lot better.

[@_ginock_]

+Charlie Panayiotou Having been to see this now I came to the conclusion that if you had never read the book and went to see this you will enjoy this, the screen writers clearly knew the story they wanted to tell; I just don't feel it matched up with the one Bryson wanted to tell though to be fair I don't think they could without Bryson doing a Attenbourough 6 part series. What got me the most without wanting to spoil was the relationship drama. That was not in the book, why put it in there? It felt forced, uncomfortable and entirely unnecessary.

[@absorbcreate]

"Flim-flam".

[@rafaelnadalismyboo]

I'm DYYIINNNNNGGGGG X-D

[@dravenuk]

I reckon this review is far more entertaining than the movie itself even with the shambling growling mess that is Nick Nolte.

[@tommytowse96]

you have no opinion as you have not seen the movie . I've seen it twice and I can say its pretty funny

[@stephenstrange529]

Why does he start virtually every video with the word so?

[@mrderrickmcguinty]

Nick nolte could of played Rooster Cogburn a lot more easier than Jeff Bridges, not that Jeff's performance wasn't nice. Nick Nolte would pulled it off effotlessly.

[@chrishiggins7166]

The film’s well acted, well characterised & is stylish, however the film’s poorly directed, poorly written, unfocused & lifeless. (48%) (2.5/5 stars) (mixed)