This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Mitchell (Josh Duhamel) and Carter (Dan Fogler) are taking the scenic route when their truck stalls on a road in the desert. It turns out that Carter simply faked the breakdown to talk to his friend. They have grown apart since Mitchell's marriage. They get into an escalating fight over their diverging lifestyle. Carter reconnects the wire but the truck eventually breaks down for real.There isn't much of a setup for the characters before Carter does something ridiculous. Mitchell does have a moment of sanity by asking the old man to wait while Carter restarts the truck. They are almost too stupid to live. There is some bro talk and some relationship talk. The guys keep making bad mistakes. The situation stays with one close call after another. In the end, the movie will do with them as it will and I don't care if they survive.

Review: This is a crazy movie about 2 buddies who get stranded in the desert after there car breaks down. There relationship is questioned after they start telling each other the truth about how they really feel about each other. In some ways, the movie does have some depth, but the arguments between each other are a bit ridiculous when you think about what situation they are in. The ending was a bit strange, but in all, it's a watchable movie that would have been much better if it was taken seriously. The performances were OK, but I think that it would have been better if the guy without the crutches was played by someone else. In all, it's an average movie that you will end up sticking with, just to see what happens to the stranded buddies.Round-Up: Josh Duhamel, who became popular after his role in the Transformer franchise, was a great choice for his role, especially the ending which added a mysterious twist. Dan Fogler usually stars in more comedic roles which was why I didn't think that he was the right choice for his role. That's not to say that he put in a bad performance, but he did become a bit annoying after a while. The attention to detail wasn't that great, but there were a couple of moments which were well written and thought out. I recommend this movie to people who are into there buddy movies about 2 best friends who are stranded in the desert after there car breaks down. 4/10

One of the best two-man shows I've ever seen. I agree with the reviewer who said that abandoning the vehicle was a terrible mistake (causing the men to miss TWO rescue opportunities) and that you can take various conclusions away from the ending. The cell phone rings, (as the other reviewer said) probably a hallucination, and it appears that they're rescued and go on to live the idyllic lives they always wanted. Even the lighting sends that message.So what was the meaning of the last 10 min.? Was the director showing us some sort of a posthumous brain-imagining? And if so, how do the men have a conversation in this dreamlike state? This was a 5* movie without the ambiguous ending. Missing the rescue opportunities would have been enough irony, and if they'd just died (actual rescue would have been too Hollywood), the movie would have been equally satisfying.

The film is basically an hour of two friends needlessly bashing each other physically and psychologically to the point where you are ready to leave the theater - which is what I did. I thought the film was terrible, but at the behest of a friend, I rented the DVD. I scrubbed through 90% of the film to the end where I was pleasantly surprised by a great plot twist that was well executed.So my rating goes from a minus something to a reluctant five for a cool ending of a first effort. To those thinking of renting the DVD though - watching is still torture unless you chop the second act. If you do watch this film the repetitive bashing starts twenty minutes in so whenever you tire of this you can save your sanity by skipping to the start of the plot twist at an hour and fifteen minutes for a reasonably entertaining half hour short.FLASH TO FILMMAKERS - No one but your parents and friends will pay $20 to see a feature film that takes an hour and fifteen minutes to engage its audience. The static script might have worked as an off-Broadway one act but as an 86 minute moving picture film this needed a lot of development - or at the very least a lot of heavy editing.FLASH TO PARENTS AND FRIENDS WHO POSTED INCREDIBLE REVIEWS - if your reviews were disingenuous, you are not only cheating IMDb readers but the people behind this film. Think about it. You are building unreasonable expectations for a $20 movie ticket or DVD sale that the material cannot support. What should have been a great "reel" and learning experience for the filmmakers is now going to be held to the unreasonably high standard of your reviews. This is not going to sit well with people who watch based on your recommendations.