large quantities of alcohol in a brief time without throwing up or urinating. This is the same man who appears later in a diner and makes similar bets that he can eat large amounts of food without releasing them through similar processes. The man admitted he acquired this quality through a wish from O.W. Grant but did not enjoy it, because in addition to being able to eat without stopping, he now must do so to avoid starving. Neal meets his father in his office saying that he doesn't want to be in a pigeon hole. His father says that everyone in the world is in a pigeon hole, even starving artists; there are good pigeon holes and bad pigeon holes so it is better to be in a good one. At the beginning of his road journey, Neal receives a call on his car phone but shuts it off narrating that the only freedom left in the 21st Century is to be incommunicado. After leaving the hospital at the end of the film, Neal breaks up with his girlfriend who calls him a loser and that artists starving for their work only exist in the previous century. Reception Robert Koehler, writing in Variety, criticized the film's "juvenile obviousness" and says the themes do not feel genuine. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes lists 4 reviews, and reports 3 positive and 1 negative review. See also List of American films of 2002 References External links 2002 films 2000s road comedy-drama films American road comedy-drama films Canadian sex comedy films 2000s sex comedy films Canadian road comedy-drama films Films scored by Christophe Beck Fireworks Entertainment films 2002 directorial debut films 2002 independent films 2002 comedy films 2002 drama films 2000s English-language films Films with screenplays by Bob Gale 2000s American films 2000s Canadian films Films set in St. Louis