Adopt A Highway (2019)

This movie is written and  directed by Logan Marshall-Green, making his debut behind the camera.  There isn’t much of a story: we get to follow an ex-convict (superbly played by Ethan Hawke), as he adjusts to life outside prison, having spent over twenty years inside.  The changes that he faces, notably related to technology, are significant.  Added to that, his social skills have been impaired: he has become institutionalized.  The movie gets us to see him go through a few different challenges and experiences.

Make of that, what you will, this movie is anything but downbeat.  In fact, the central theme is one of second chances, of optimism, and of having faith.  And through what may be appear to be a meandering narrative, the movie encourages viewers to have faith that it will all lead somewhere: someplace good.  Along the way, there is Hawke’s mesmerizing performance to savour.

I would recommend watching this movie without knowing anything other than what I have mentioned above, not even the IMDb description.