I wasn't aware when I watched 'On the Road' that the film is adapted from a popular novel, and so I can't comment on how successful a film adaptation this is. What I can say is that the film alone was a huge disappointment. It's a slow, monotonous and frankly boring 'road trip' filled with pointless dialogue, drug and alcohol abuse and some thoroughly unlikeable characters.The whole point of adventure films, especially road trips, is that they're supposed to be fun and entertaining to watch. 'On the Road' offers nothing that is remotely rewarding from the viewers perspective. It's well produced and the acting is fine, but the storyline is completely uninteresting and the characters one dimensional. There are many road trip films out there to choose from, just don't waste your time watching this one.

Whatever you do, read the book and avoid this. The whole brilliance and magic of the book is completely lost in this movie. Not only that, but the casting is not great. Dean Moriarty in particular is very hollow, very forced.No doubt the people who made this film are fans of the book, but the book is where this story lives, not the screen. The translation to screen is very flat and dull.The book is an excellent read. The flow and style of the words is fun, and you feel like you're riding along with their adventures. This movie however, shares none of the charm even though it tries hard.

On the Road (French: Sur la route) is a 2012 Brazilian-French-Canadian adventure drama film directed by Walter Salles. It is an adaptation of the 1957 novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Alice Braga, Elisabeth Moss, Kirsten Dunst, and Viggo Mortensen. The story is based on the years Kerouac spent travelling the United States in the late 1940s with his friend Neal Cassady and several other figures who would go on to fame in their own right, including William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. On The Road is the story of Sal Paradise, an aspiring New York writer, and Dean Moriarty, a devastatingly charming ex-con, married to the very liberated and seductive Marylou. Sal and Dean bond instantly instantly upon meeting. Determined not to get locked in to a constricted life, the two friends cut their ties and take to the road with Marylou. Thirsting for freedom, the three young people head off in search of the world, of other encounters, and of themselves

I had low expectations for this movie: I didn't like the book that much and it stars the talentless Kristen Stewart. Turns out it wasn't as bad as I expected, though it's still not good. Like the book it just seems to ramble on and on, without any point. However, the individual ramblings do have more coherence here than in the book. Plus, the final scene does tie it all together rather well. (I felt the book left things up in the air). Still, it is overly long, and feels longer.Good performances by Garrett Hedlund and Sam Riley in the lead roles. Generally good support, from a cast that includes Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Buscemi and Elizabeth Moss.Thankfully, Kristen Stewart doesn't ruin the movie too much, through her role being quite limited in terms of screen time and depth required. All she had to do was rock up, say a total of about three lines, do a dance, get her kit off a few times and have a few basic love scenes. Even she should be able to do that without screwing up the movie. It's anything involving dialogue, facial expressions and emotional depth and breadth where she struggles...