LA EASY

They told themselves it had all the makings of one of their classic road trips; though Chad and Monty lacked one essential: their youth, the ultimate trump card. Then the breakdown of Monty's Bricklin-noted for its flawed design-and the rescue of two women, in a VW van, alter the paradigm. Recently divorced Monty is taken by free-spirited Cara, an artist; and Chad, eventually drawn in by Maylee-a writer with a penchant for conjuring perceptive poems-thinks he has found true happiness, until a family issue and huge career break determines a new path in the lives of all four characters.