Crappy film

A lot of fun.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

I enjoyed watching Michael Portillo's railway journey series across Europe (I haven't seen his ones across the UK but hope to soon). Here Michael, who was a senior Conservative Party minister in the UK, continues has train passion in the USA.He does not disappoint. Guided by the 1879 copy of Appleton's Guidebook, he travels through the east cost of the USA, providing us with his witty and inquisitive thoughts and observations about the former colony of Britain. He explores the various industries, the religions, the scenery, the trains of course. I'm hoping Michael can continue with more series in the USA, like traveling through California or the mid-west.