Evergreen (2020)

Evergreen: Directed by Paul Goodman. With Hannah Leigh, Scott Keiji Takeda, Maggie Egan, Annika Foster. On his way up north to visit friends, BEN picks up a mutual acquaintance, SAM, from her apartment in the city. Instead of taking the Interstate, they both agree for the longer but more scenic coastal highway, exploring and developing a companionship. Upon reaching San Francisco later that evening, the two decide to divorce destination from conclusion and get back in their car to find out just how far the Pacific Coast Highway will take them. Along the route they wind through weathered towns, giant forests, state lines and the realization that the farther they go, the closer they become and those forces that kept them looking back are being left far behind.

“This is a delightful little movie with great acting, beautiful scenery, and likeable characters who are believable as regular people who meet and make a story that is their story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe direction is good and the script is well written. Both done by Paul Goodman — while undergoing chemotherapy to boot.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe soundtrack is even good.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAfter a bad day, it made me feel good.”