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John Magaro, Steve Zahn, Dylan Baker, Galadriel Stineman, Matthew Del Negro, Brad Leland, Emily Pendergast, Bob Clendenin, Megan Stevenson, Rio Alexander (więcej)Opisy(1)
Ray Jepsen (John Magaro) is a humble co-owner of a hardware store who still can’t believe he managed to marry local beauty queen Stacy-Lynn. When his private investigator friend, Skip (Steve Zahn), reveals to Ray that Stacy-Lynn is having an affair, Ray decides to kill himself. He secures a gun and goes to a seedy motel parking lot to do the deed, but before he can pull the trigger, he is mistaken by a stranger for a low-rent hitman (a sinister Dylan Baker) and given an envelope full of cash and an address. Desperate to win back his self-respect and his wife, Ray decides to take the job — but soon wishes he had just killed himself. Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Shane Atkinson, LaRoy is a quirky black crime comedy filled with eccentric characters, memorable performances, and wild twists. Well-crafted and deftly paced, this strikingly odd and menacing tale of betrayal, greed, and sacrifice will stick with you. (Tribeca Film Festival)
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LaRoy, a backwater in Texas that smells slightly of the Coens, but don't look for the famous directing duo this time. Shane Atkinson comes through with a strong feature debut, where you can see the inspiration from other black-humor crime films, but his own voice doesn't waver in the process, as he holds his script firmly in hand. I found myself while watching it just waiting for the comedy-crime to get unleashed, only that nothing like that happens. There are no dead ends or dragging. On the contrary, there are elements of a novel buddy movie with an original neo-western ending. Maybe that's why this first feature was nodded by a bunch of quality actors who often only play sidekicks for Hollywood stars, but whose faces you remember damn well (Steve Zahn, John Magaro and especially Dylan Baker).
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