Review – The Road to Wellville

Here’s a quirky little combo of history and comedy about the early days of the Kellogg cereal dynasty. John Cusack, Matthew Broderick, Bridget Fonda and Anthony Hopkins head an ensemble cast of characters connected to Kellogg’s Battle Creek health spa. Between the odd medical treatments and unusual personal relationships, the writers and actors have plenty of material to work with. Thus for the most part this movie works. The jokes are funny and the plot keeps moving fairly well. The only real weak spots are the occasional lags when the characters have to have serious problems. Other than that, this is a thoroughly enjoyable romp in the fields of turn-of-the-century diet, exercise and other quackery. Worth seeing