Unlike Jerry Seinfeld's more illuminating documentary Comedian, which chronicled the painstaking process of creating a new standup act, 95 Miles to Go is more of a video diary of Ray Romano's return to standup while his sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond was on hiatus. Released theatrically in 2006, the film took a long detour to DVD, and while the trip isn't exactly necessary, the affable and likeable Romano makes for good company. Along for the ride are friend and Raymond scribe Tom Caltabiano and an intern charged with videotaping the proceedings. The standup segments here are reliably funny, although one wishes there were more. The offstage moments capture life on the road (Romano is afraid to fly) and the documentary gets some mileage out of the easy camaraderie between the two friends (still, it would have been instructive during all those hours in the car to actually witness the creative process at work). Romano's act is relatively clean (he frets at one point about performing mildly off-color material at a corporate gig), although his offstage language is a little saltier. The hefty DVD extras include video commentary with Romano and Caltabiano, audio commentaries, two screening Q&As, a standup performance, and deleted and extended scenes. Recommended, overall. Aud: P. (D. Liebenson)
95 Miles to Go
(2006) 79 min. DVD: $16.95. Video Services Corp. (avail. from most distributors). September 10, 2012
95 Miles to Go
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