Going Places

Disagreeable but fascinating examination of youth constructed as a buddy-road movie. GOING PLACES revolves around the friendship between Depardieu and Dewaere, a couple of long-haired, disheveled petty thieves in their mid-20s. As the film begins, the duo is terrorizing a middle-aged woman--grabbing her ample behind, blowing kisses on her neck, and finally stealing her purse. So begins a spree--which, as crime sprees go, is relatively harmless. Along the way, the two steal cars, break into stores, insult people, seduce some semi-willing women, and even have sex with each other when no one else is available. They seem, however, to have no profound effect on anyone.<...