Go Further

Easy-going and breezy, Go Further is a documentary following Woody Harrelson as he travels across the United States with a message of organic living. But surprisingly enough, considering that virtually every participant in the film is either a vegetarian or a vegan, the movie never comes off as preachy. Harrelson and his gang are essentially fun-loving hippies, and their easy-going vibe is infectious. Director Ron Mann keeps things light, but occasional staged sequences (such as a phony dream that sees one of Woody’s less ardent followers buying nothing but meat products at a supermarket) calls into question the film’s veracity. Still, there’s no denying that Go Further is a crowd pleaser in its purest form and while I won’t admit to having quit chocolate or other assorted animal by-products, the movie did encourage me to stop drinking milk for a couple of weeks afterwards (don’t even ask what’s in milk besides milk, trust me).

*** out of ****