The Journey with Jesus: Film Reviews
Film Reviews by Dan Clendenin
Milwaukee, Minnesota (2004)
Jane Fonda's son Troy Garity stars as Albert Burroughs, a poor imitation of Forrest Gump. He is developmentally disabled, and all the more so because of his overbearing mother who goes to excessive lengths to protect him from the real world. When she is killed in a suspicious hit-n-run accident, Albert is easy prey for two characters who try to con his considerable money which he won as an expert ice fisherman. His employer rounds out the cast as a good guy who has Albert's best interests in mind and tries to shield him from the con artists. This film was an "official selection" at festivals in Palm Springs, Slamdance, and Seattle, but you should skip it.