Sacramento (2025) premiered on the 2024 Tribeca Competition and met with a usually good reception. Because the movie traveled throughout the pageant circuit, so did its characters traversing by means of California. This easy-going American street comedy movie is directed by Michael Angarano, who wrote the screenplay with Chris Smith.
The story begins when Rickey (Angarano), an brisk and free-spirited younger man with a Peter Pan advanced, convinces his long-time buddy Glenn (Michael Cera) to pause his blissful home life and embark on an impromptu street journey throughout California. Though they lead very completely different lives, they’ve much more in frequent than they assume.
With the devastating California wildfires not removed from reminiscence, Sacramento (2025) offers a snapshot of the center and capital of California by means of its beautiful panorama pictures of iconic spots. Filming areas included the historic Gunther’s Ice Cream Retailer, thirty fifth Avenue, Previous Sacramento and the R Avenue Hall.
Extra steadiness might have made this street journey worthy of remembering.
It is a rad love letter to the town and the Golden State, however it might’ve used barely extra b-roll of iconic Sacramento or California dives and gems. A superb street journey film tends to strike a steadiness of highlighting the areas the characters go to versus the story of the journey itself. At greatest, Sacramento (2025) invests about 20% in exhibiting the areas and 80% in specializing in the characters. Angarano and Smith primarily spotlight must-see spots at and between Los Angeles and Sacramento to some satisfying illustration.
Sacramento (2025) nails the full-circle street journey vibes, having Rickey’s automobile from his teenage years bridge the hole between him and his reunited greatest buddy. Usually, shared core recollections are created in folks’s first automobile, like wild rides with pals or a primary kiss. This movie performs on that nostalgia.
The film falls aside with the general chemistry of the principle 4 characters. Whereas that is geared in direction of a males’s street journey, particularly with Rickey being single, Rosie (Kristen Stewart) doesn’t have a lot to do. The chemistry between Cera and Stewart feels virtually non-existent. Taking into consideration the back-and-forth sarcasm, their dialogue collectively isn’t near being plausible that they’re a pair.
Cera and Stewart are robust actors, however their on-screen roles as a pair aren’t convincing. One of the best components that power them to care about one another is how a lot Glenn makes an attempt to maintain calling Rosie at virtually each doable alternative he can. One other trace of kindness and heartwarming moments seems when Rosie cradles him when he’s on the point of a panic assault. Cera and Stewart save the standard of their performances with these small particulars. Extra moments like this from starting to finish might’ve bolstered the believability of their on-screen relationship.
Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart are a mismatched pairing in Sacramento (2025).
For Angarano and Maya Erskine (Tallie), their on-screen back-and-forth is charming. Each time they’re monologuing, or the digicam captures their facial reactions, they each perceive tips on how to carry out full, uncooked performances. Placing apart the actors being married to one another in actual life, they closely carry Sacramento. Even the chemistry between Cera and Angarano is reliant on Angarano, with Cera simply going alongside for the experience. Cera’s greatest appearing talents come out when he goes full-tilt loopy, however it’s too little, too late.
Possibly the purpose is that Glenn and Rosie are a easy, unenthusiastic couple. Nonetheless, there are higher methods to painting grounded, straight-laced characters. For instance, most just lately in A Actual Ache, Jesse Eisenberg expertly performs the accountable, quiet position properly to let Kieran Culkin shine along with his bombastic, frenetic appearing expertise. To a sure extent, Cera and Angarano promote the actual fact they’re estranged pals, however the payoff on the finish isn’t deserved.
Sacramento (2025) is a pleasing homage to California and the Sacramento space that’s overshadowed by a mismatch of appearing pairs. Wanting previous the unlucky miscasting of Cera and Stewart for his or her roles, the movie’s themes are robust, revolving round grief, parenthood, and friendship. Sadly, the awkward line reads distract from the teachings of the film.
Sacramento (2025) releases in theaters April 11, 2025.
Sacramento (2025)
6/10
TL:DR
Sacramento (2025) is a pleasing homage to California and the Sacramento space that’s overshadowed by a mismatch of appearing pairs.
Sacramento (2025) premiered on the 2024 Tribeca Competition and met with a usually good reception. Because the movie traveled throughout the pageant circuit, so did its characters traversing by means of California. This easy-going American street comedy movie is directed by Michael Angarano, who wrote the screenplay with Chris Smith.
The story begins when Rickey (Angarano), an brisk and free-spirited younger man with a Peter Pan advanced, convinces his long-time buddy Glenn (Michael Cera) to pause his blissful home life and embark on an impromptu street journey throughout California. Though they lead very completely different lives, they’ve much more in frequent than they assume.
With the devastating California wildfires not removed from reminiscence, Sacramento (2025) offers a snapshot of the center and capital of California by means of its beautiful panorama pictures of iconic spots. Filming areas included the historic Gunther’s Ice Cream Retailer, thirty fifth Avenue, Previous Sacramento and the R Avenue Hall.
Extra steadiness might have made this street journey worthy of remembering.
It is a rad love letter to the town and the Golden State, however it might’ve used barely extra b-roll of iconic Sacramento or California dives and gems. A superb street journey film tends to strike a steadiness of highlighting the areas the characters go to versus the story of the journey itself. At greatest, Sacramento (2025) invests about 20% in exhibiting the areas and 80% in specializing in the characters. Angarano and Smith primarily spotlight must-see spots at and between Los Angeles and Sacramento to some satisfying illustration.
Sacramento (2025) nails the full-circle street journey vibes, having Rickey’s automobile from his teenage years bridge the hole between him and his reunited greatest buddy. Usually, shared core recollections are created in folks’s first automobile, like wild rides with pals or a primary kiss. This movie performs on that nostalgia.
The film falls aside with the general chemistry of the principle 4 characters. Whereas that is geared in direction of a males’s street journey, particularly with Rickey being single, Rosie (Kristen Stewart) doesn’t have a lot to do. The chemistry between Cera and Stewart feels virtually non-existent. Taking into consideration the back-and-forth sarcasm, their dialogue collectively isn’t near being plausible that they’re a pair.
Cera and Stewart are robust actors, however their on-screen roles as a pair aren’t convincing. One of the best components that power them to care about one another is how a lot Glenn makes an attempt to maintain calling Rosie at virtually each doable alternative he can. One other trace of kindness and heartwarming moments seems when Rosie cradles him when he’s on the point of a panic assault. Cera and Stewart save the standard of their performances with these small particulars. Extra moments like this from starting to finish might’ve bolstered the believability of their on-screen relationship.
Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart are a mismatched pairing in Sacramento (2025).
For Angarano and Maya Erskine (Tallie), their on-screen back-and-forth is charming. Each time they’re monologuing, or the digicam captures their facial reactions, they each perceive tips on how to carry out full, uncooked performances. Placing apart the actors being married to one another in actual life, they closely carry Sacramento. Even the chemistry between Cera and Angarano is reliant on Angarano, with Cera simply going alongside for the experience. Cera’s greatest appearing talents come out when he goes full-tilt loopy, however it’s too little, too late.
Possibly the purpose is that Glenn and Rosie are a easy, unenthusiastic couple. Nonetheless, there are higher methods to painting grounded, straight-laced characters. For instance, most just lately in A Actual Ache, Jesse Eisenberg expertly performs the accountable, quiet position properly to let Kieran Culkin shine along with his bombastic, frenetic appearing expertise. To a sure extent, Cera and Angarano promote the actual fact they’re estranged pals, however the payoff on the finish isn’t deserved.
Sacramento (2025) is a pleasing homage to California and the Sacramento space that’s overshadowed by a mismatch of appearing pairs. Wanting previous the unlucky miscasting of Cera and Stewart for his or her roles, the movie’s themes are robust, revolving round grief, parenthood, and friendship. Sadly, the awkward line reads distract from the teachings of the film.
Sacramento (2025) releases in theaters April 11, 2025.
Sacramento (2025)
6/10
TL:DR
Sacramento (2025) is a pleasing homage to California and the Sacramento space that’s overshadowed by a mismatch of appearing pairs.
