Joyride (2021)

"This odd-couple comedy road movie paints its characters in brushstrokes so broad you could land a jumbo jet on them..."

"It’s a wacky, lark-filled road movie that’s “feelgood” to its core. Until it’s not."

"Ultimately, it’s a joyride that runs clean out of gas."

"Even if the material isn’t always sparklingly fresh, its approach and execution are gently effective."

"There is nothing much to actively dislike here... But Joyride feels like old-fashioned stuff."

"It’s hard to treat Joyride just as a pleasant but easily disposable romp, especially when Reynolds loads up the film with so much cheap symbolism."

"A blithely innocuous Irish comedy-drama that (Colman) has no business being in: she’s not miscast, exactly, just out of place."

"There is a lovely chemistry between Colman and impressive newcomer Charlie Reid."

"Reynolds’ film weaves pretty freely between tonal lanes, as dictated by the blend of character-rooted intimacy and sitcom-like contrivance in Ailbhe Keogan’s script."

"If the script can sometimes overpower the stars, the film is good at splicing the laughs with melancholy insights into the hard stuff of parenthood..."