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Roadside Prophets Review: Heavily influenced by the style and themes of countercultural staples like Easy Rider and -Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Roadside Prophets is decent-enough entertainment. This hipster road movie has three things going wrong for it right away: It's coming straight out of the self-indulgent early '90s, it features rock stars as leading men, and most of the other characters are just celebrity cameos. However bad it may seem, this heavy-handed lesson in pop philosophy is harmless enough. At the very least, it's good nostalgia for the grunge era. One major asset is the lovely young Adam Horowitz as the goofy tagalong sidekick Sam. He's not only a pleasure to look at, but he creates a nice balance with the brooding biker chic of John Doe. The story itself is pretty shallow and easygoing, despite recurring attempts to create deep, existential moments. But the plot is secondary to the good-natured mood and fondness for offbeat characters. In addition to having a great name, Ms. Labia Mirage (Jennifer Balgobin) is an independent drifter with some snappy dialogue. Caspar (John Cusack) is a high-energy criminal who only steals food from restaurants. These are the kind of welcome eccentrics who pose no real threat, just pave the way for a gentle comedy. Roadside Prophets is just a lighthearted bit of Americana. Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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