it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.