The bayou setting is a major character used to good effect, and it may as well have been an alien planet for how exotic and foreign it seems.

Deals with the insecurity of people in its many forms, in a familiar context.

A rare movie that seems nearly unedited.

Amazing that Cusack has disavowed this classic.

All the nuance of a TruTV crime reenactment. Also, Mira Sorvino’s method for drunkenness is to sound as if from northern Minnesota.

Could have been a decent movie if there were no lead characters.

Inventive and touching.

Like Tommy Boy, but without the humor.

Has not aged well.

Charming, melodious, and natural.