The king of the road movie directs a film called Kings of the Road, and it's kind of what you'd expect if you've seen a handful of Wim Wenders films before... but that's not a bad thing. I guess Until the End of the World was his ultimate road movie, but that one kind of pushes beyond the confines of what road movies tend to do, and ends up becoming something else entirely by the end.
Kings of the Road is a more stripped-back affair, and feels a bit more down and dirty, as well as fairly low-budget. Within such confines, it also pushes the road movie to its limits, running for almost three hours and gladly having little plot; just allowing the viewers to gradually learn about the two main characters.
I see the appeal, liked a good chunk of it, and found other parts a little slow and tedious, as I think I expected to find. You'll know in advance whether you're the kind of person who'd like a nearly three-hour Wim Wenders road movie/drama, and if you are, I'd say go ahead and get lost in this one.
Kings of the Road is a more stripped-back affair, and feels a bit more down and dirty, as well as fairly low-budget. Within such confines, it also pushes the road movie to its limits, running for almost three hours and gladly having little plot; just allowing the viewers to gradually learn about the two main characters.
I see the appeal, liked a good chunk of it, and found other parts a little slow and tedious, as I think I expected to find. You'll know in advance whether you're the kind of person who'd like a nearly three-hour Wim Wenders road movie/drama, and if you are, I'd say go ahead and get lost in this one.