You would think that 40 hours of footage shot during the legendary bus ride would be a treasure trove, but this film only shows insignificant tidbits. Narration could be better, but interviews read by voice actors are horrible. They make it sound like this is some children cartoon. Cassady's charisma is radiating even from filmed footage. Kesey asks him if he would like some LSD, to which he answers "I would, yes, I would". Finest moment of this film!

I think this is a film that you really need to read between the lines with. Kind of a "if you know you know" type of thing. Definitely not for everyone. Sometimes it is tedious to listen to other people's drug stories and you sometimes wonder, "why are these people so special that i should care". Thankfully some of Kesey's talent shined through all this and you can really pick up on his insight if you actually listen. Anyway, I got a lot out of it and related. The mushrooms probably helped.

"The messiness of Kesey's trip is reflected, for worse more than for better, by Magic Trip, which fails to provide much insight into any of its subjects." - Nick Schager