IT’S ABOUT two actors riding motorcycles from London to New York “the long way round,” through twelve different countries.
POSITIVES: Clearly, this is one amazing journey. I’ve never heard of anyone attempting something like it, and on a MOTORCYCLE of all things! Another bonus is the attention given to countries like Mongolia and Kazakhstan, places I have never really known to be explored in media before, places where the way of life is so unlike anything that most of us have experienced and the boys’ descriptions make the whole trip sound marvellous.
NEGATIVES: Readers might be bothered by the fact that if any of us tried to make it “the long way round” with no support crew, TV cameras, book deal or fixers that we’d probably never make it. I was also disappointed each time Boorman failed to pass through a country without losing his rag over something and going off in a sweary huff. Finally, you could quite happily watch the DVD of this adventure instead, and witness the wonderful things described in the book’s pages.
Trailer for the TV series of "Long Way Round."
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