Along for the Ride

Along for the Ride

The summer before college, Auden meets the mysterious Eli, a fellow insomniac. While the seaside town of Colby sleeps, the two embark on nightly quests to help Auden experience the fun, carefree teen life she never knew she wanted.

  • Released: 2022-05-06
  • Runtime: 106 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Stars: Emma Pasarow, Belmont Cameli, Kate Bosworth, Andie MacDowell, Laura Kariuki, Dermot Mulroney, Genevieve Hannelius, Samia Finnerty, Paul Karmiryan, Marcus Scribner, Ricardo Hurtado, Sara Elizabeth Ezzell, Clayton Frank, Kelsey Rose Healey, Anna Stadler
  • Director: Sofia Alvarez
 Comments
  • chiantichiara - 8 February 2023
    Not Like the Book
    This wasn't a terrible movie by any means. Film-wise, my biggest complaint would be the lack of charm and chemistry between the cast. It was passable but nothing more. But my larger complaint, as a fan of Sarah Dessen's novels, is that this film felt almost *nothing* like the book on which it was based. The entire heart of the book was cut out as well as what felt like the main problems between characters. Auden and Eli's relationship felt nonexistent in the film, which was possibly because every one of their scenes is bogged down by a complete lack of chemistry. It just wasn't believable or real. It was so very bland and charmless.
  • kelseyboyd-43781 - 1 July 2022
    A tad disappointing
    I loved this book when I was in high school so when I saw they made it into a movie I was naturally excited. Obviously as many movies lack the story of a good book, this one did not seem to grab the detail I wished it would. A few examples, for one, the girls at clementines did their 9-o'clock dance every night, why couldn't the movie just make it the 9-o'clock dance, instead it was day light out. A small yet stupid detail I don't understand why the movie couldn't add, was Auden's mother was pretentious and this character did a good way of portraying that, however, in the book, she is a Cabernet drinker but she's caught drinking white wine in the movie... why? Another, is Auden and Eli go bowling for her quest, something Auden did not know how to do. In the movie they go mini golfing instead and Eli even asks her if she's been bowling to which she replied, yes. Why? There are so many more examples, but then I would just write the whole book here. Idk, I am just a stickler for good portray of detail from a book to a movie. In my opinion, if you're going to spend the time on the scene, just do it right. Also the acting was very mediocre.
  • sa71000 - 6 June 2022
    The cast is too old
    Don't know who pick the cast but these people should and could be acting in the geriatric clinic.

    Aside from this "minor" issue the pacing is terrible and boring.

    She's misunderstood and in love with him he doesn't know, and there are issues with parents.

    Classic boring teen crap.