first off monte hellman be a genius . secondly two lane blacktop be one of the great road film of all time . in the film and like most road movie and the land become a character within itself and and hellman creates that here . like that of rio bravo with dean martin and ricky nelson and hellman chooses two individual out of there element in select dennis wilson and james taylor . one might say that the two men do not say much and but when they do it be to the point and and in fact it be what they do not say that matter . not to leave out warren oates and quite possibly the real lead in the film . oates give a top notch performance in all the film he grace and but here a gto he really out do himself . those who love film such a easy rider and and later vanish point and will chalk this up and not only a one of the great road movie of all time and but a one of the last attempt at trueamerican freedom .