A sequel forty years in the making, Don Shebib reprises his 1970s classic Goin Down the Road with Down the Road Again, giving audiences a chance to find out what happened to Joey and Pete after all these years. Down the Road Again is distributed by Union Pictures in Canada and was released today in Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax and Sydney, NS.

The Globe and Mail: 2.5/4 stars

Reviewed by Stephen Cole: “Robertson and McGrath enjoy a feisty comic rapport. And the film showcases Shebib’s greatest storytelling talent – a tender honesty that brings characters alive.” (Read the full review here.)

The National Post: 3 stars

Reviewed by Chris Knight: “Down the Road Again isn’t on the same level as such where-are-they-nows as Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, but it is an effective story about loves lost, possibilities squandered, and the ability to look the past square in the face and live with it. Not many real people get such a opportunity, and even fewer movie characters manage it.” (Read the full review here.)

Now Magazine (Toronto): n/nnnnn

Reviewed by Norman Wilner: “Returning to the characters he created in 1970, Shebib has made a wheezy, flat and unnecessary follow-up that tries in the clumsiest way imaginable to slap a happy ending on the first film’s downbeat story.” (Read the full review here.)

The Georgia Straight / Straight.com (Vancouver): unrated

Reviewed by Adrian Mack: “For this very belated sequel, writer-director Don Shebib has ditched the cold, guerilla edge of the first film for an autumnal tale that unwinds at the gentlemanly pace of a Sunday-night CBC movie.” (Read the full review here.)

The AV Club: unrated

Reviewed by John Semley: “Though modestly (and very fleetingly) successful in its ability to make Yonge Street look seedy again, Down The Road Again is flat, sappy, and pointless.” (Read the full review here.)