America is a much stranger and more mysterious place than it appears to those who live here. Amar and Bessis go out of their way to highlight the organic weirdness of the American way.

The road trip movie has always been about reinvention, and in the case of Silver Star, it’s a rebirth as well. A means of finding a place in this world through a connection with someone else.

While perhaps a little lacking in depth, or steady camerawork, “Silver Star” remains consistently entertaining thanks to two powerhouse efforts from its leading actors.

A deeply imperfect film, mainly because the two main actors don’t quite pull off the wild plot swings, but Silver Star remains an oddly compelling independent film.