Road to Paloma (2014)

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Strong and Moving!

A different way of telling a story

I discovered this movie after i started watching Game of Thrones some weeks ago. Jason Momoa got my attention after seeing his portrayal of Khal Drogo. I wanted to know more about this guy and see more of his work. So this movie was perfect for me, as he did not only act in it, he also co-wrote and directed 'Road to Paloma'.To be honest, i prepared myself to not like it very much. So i was pleasantly surprised after i finished it. The way they shot 'Road To Paloma' is so beautiful ... the landscapes, the settings, etc ... i constantly thought: awwww, this looks so wonderful. :) It is not an action-filled movie. It's a small piece of art, wonderfully shot, with great acting overall, and a story about family and friendship, love and injustice. You can tell by watching Road to Paloma, that everyone involved in this movie, poured their hearts into it.An impressive directorial debut by Jason Momoa!

This movie wasn't to bad, as other reviewers have mentioned, this isn't an action movie really.. there are some fight scenes, some action scenes.Mostly its trying to capture the sort of freespirit, travelling around on a motorcycle and camping out in the desert kinda lifestyle. I thought acting was pretty good for what is obviously a low budget film, despite low budget the video quality is pretty good.. its getting to the point now where quality video recording equipment is so cheap, that a good director and actors can make a decent movie without spending millions.I think this movie will resonate with a lot of people in different ways, it might remind people of when they were younger.. people they have met in their life.. the importance of family.. I can imagine this resonating with people who are native(I'm not).Overall I thought the movie was pretty good for what it was, I wasn't expecting much to be honest, and the beginning was abit slow, but I eventually got into it. Only complaint is I thought the ending was horrible. Without going into it I'll just say it was terrible and unsatisfying. I think the movie deserved a much better ending.

Robert Wolf is on the run and on a mission. along the way we laugh, play and cry with him. we get frustrated. we fall in love. we get scared and heartbroken. what a journey.i was so impressed with this feature length debut from Pride of Gypsies. cinematography, mood, tone, cast, dialog all fit (though dialog was light). there was deeply felt emotion throughout, but balanced with much appreciated levity. Jason Momoa directed a well-rounded experience. under Momoa's direction, i have to say that Chris Browning (Schaeffer) and Michael Raymond-James (Irish) stole it. they were wonderful and so perfect in their roles. Chris Browning, well, i have only seen him play sleazy characters, so this was a treat to see a different side of him. Linden Chiles (Bob, may he RIP) and, of course, Momoa (who basically played himself) were great to watch. Robert Mollohan (Cash) was...well...you gotta see lol. wish there was more Wes Studi though.i especially loved Brian Mendoza's cinematography. scenes by firelight, by morning light, by dusk and storm, by flare. i don't believe i have seen such brilliant use of natural light on earthy human beings since "Girlfight". i like the way he fills his shots with equal attention to foreground and background. this could easily have looked crowded, but in a movie with sparse dialog it was smart to keep the eye moving in almost every frame. there were some grainy moments that sort of added to the low-budget flavor of the piece. but then there were shots that looked like they would cost a fortune to recreate.heartfelt, poignant, relevant...i recommend this one highly to those who care about good stories. if you keep producing this quality (or better), PoG you got me.

This movie celebrates good hearted people molding their life around a moral code which, at difference from the Law, would never allow a murder (and raper) to run free after serving a ridiculous amount of time. The consequences of that could be easily imagined.Noticeably, the moral value of the film is flimsy, to say the least, whereas its aesthetic value is not: images are not only spectacular but very expressive too. Maybe the author (Jason Momoa) felt more at ease with pictures than with anything else: surely he seems to have something to say and he does it in an interesting and pleasant way.I can't help but comparing him with Stallone: just like Sly, he seems good at making movies.