Darned if the film didn't ultimately work for me. Mostly, it was the fun of seeing these two veteran actors riff off each other.

It's not heavy; it's not wildly significant. But A Walk in the Woods has a redemptive tone, a gentle lesson about aging and limitations and never giving up despite any required climb, uphill or otherwise.

There are a few chuckles along the way, but only the scenery has any real depth.

Unabashedly sentimental and overtly geared towards the elderly folks in the audience, the overly tender Kwapis filters his comic sensibility through an aggressively broad strainer.