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Through the years, as as our lives change, our friendships tend to change, too—and some close friendships can just slowly fade away. But in the road trip buddy comedy Sacramento, two old friends reconnect after growing apart—only to realize that they may not be as different as they thought.
Sacramento follows a couple of old friends as they attempt to adjust to the changes in their lives. Rickey (Michael Angarano) is struggling to move on after the death of his dad, while Glenn (Michael Cera) is facing the possibility of becoming a stay-at-home dad. When Rickey shows up out of the blue and asks Glenn to go on a road trip from LA to Sacramento, Glenn reluctantly agrees out of a sense of obligation. And along the way these struggling men try to figure out how to move into the next part of their lives.
As they set out on their impromptu road trip, both of these men are keeping secrets. Glenn isn’t telling Rickey that his wife, Rosie (Kristen Stewart), is pregnant. And Rickey isn’t telling Glenn that the trip isn’t really about his dead dad. But both eventually realize that their old friend knows a lot more than he’s letting on.
On the surface, these two friends may seem so different. Rickey is flighty and free-spirited—an aimless goofball—while Glenn is grown up and responsible and settled down. But the more audiences get to know these two guys, the more similar they become. Both are more like overgrown teenagers who reconnect over things like playing air guitar and fighting each other in a ring. They’re awkward and silly and freaking out about growing up, with a definite man-child air about them.
At times, the characters’ freak-outs and their inability to face grown-up responsibilities can be maddening—these thirty-something men who still act like kids. But there are also moments when they’re so relatable and strangely charming—when it’s clear that they want so much to do the right thing and to care for the people they love—and it makes their frustratingly childish moments worth enduring.
The two old friends’ road trip to Sacramento may be filled with awkward immaturity, but when the film takes a deeper look at the characters, their feelings, and their motivation, the sweetness shines through. Sacramento is, admittedly, a somewhat clumsy comedy, but it has its share of charms, too.
You can join these two old friends on their journey when Sacramento arrives in theaters on April 11, 2025.
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