Inhisfirstfilm,ShaneAtkinsongoesbacktoacinemathatisn’tafraidofmixinggenres,wherenoirandwesterncoexistwiththemostcorrosiveofcomediesandpulpdetectivestories.LaRoy,somesortofearthlyfairytale,centersaroundthelifeofRay—he’sdoingquitewellwithhissmallhardwarestore,andismarriedtoStacy-Lynn,thetown’sbeautyqueen.ButhisdreampresentcrumbleswhenhisfriendSkyp,aprivateinvestigator,revealstohimthathiswifeishavinganaffair.Devastatedbythenews,hedecidestotakehisownlife,butwhenhe’sabouttoshoothimself,heisapproachedbyamanwhomistakeshimforahitmanandoffershimaconsiderableamountofcashforajob.Awildlyintelligentnarrativeaboutpatheticcharactersthatoscillatesinthethinlinebetweenironyandempathywithouttheaudiencenoticing.源自：https://www.mardelplatafilmfest.com/38/en/pelicula/laroy
2024-09-04
