Critic Reviews
51
Metascore
Mixed or Average
positive
8(27%)
mixed
19(63%)
negative
3(10%)
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Jan 31, 2015
80
A Walk in the Woods serves as a terrific showcase for two exceptionally durable stars.
Aug 31, 2015
75
It is funny, and Redford, gracious as ever, makes a wonderful straight-man for a comic co-costar who has the face, voice and posture of a geezer who probably should have tackled this healing hike 20 years earlier.
Sep 2, 2015
75
Their odd couple interplay propels a series of shambling, expletive-laden mishaps that aim more for easy laughs than Wild epiphanies.
Sep 2, 2015
75
The real pleasures are not to be found in the sweeping shots of the Great Smoky Mountains but in seeing how Mr. Redford and Mr. Nolte’s characters learn to get along.
Sep 2, 2015
67
What A Walk in the Woods doesn’t have, however, is plot, character development, narrative conflict, and resolution – in other words, a destination.
Sep 2, 2015
63
These guys still know how to not just hold our attention but grab it, even if their current film needs them more than they need it.
Sep 2, 2015
63
It consists of a series of episodic encounters, misadventures, and musings redeemed in part by the presence of two scenic wonders, the unspoiled 2,190-mile grandeur of the Appalachian Trail and the spectacular crapulousness of Nick Nolte.
Sep 4, 2015
63
A Walk in the Woods is surprisingly funny at times but, like many comedies, it runs out of steam about halfway through.
Jan 31, 2015
60
It’s pleasant enough cinematic comfort food, but even so, you may be hungry again soon afterward.
Sep 2, 2015
60
It is unexpectedly moving and occasionally delightful to spend time with these titans of cinema as they walk and sometimes wobble, delivering words that become meaningful because they’re lucky enough to be spoken by Mr. Redford and Mr. Nolte.
