A road trip from the Midwest to California serves as the examination point for a strained friendship between three contemporary twentysomething American men. Cheerfully formal in structure - blaring fonts announce act endings, turnarounds and the epilogue - Common also sports an engrossing soundtrack by alt-country stalwarts OK Jones. And while nothing terribly dramatic happens, the meditative landscapes, easy dialogue and everyday familiarity of Common raises the story to an unexpected level of narrative poetry. Shot on video that emphasizes yellows and browns, Common distills the very essence of middle America into a liquid, lovely travelogue with an uplifted message about the true nature of friendship.