Writer/director/star Vincent Gallo has put together a film that will baffle and annoy some and delight others. The film begins as Gallo is released from prison after serving a term as a fall-guy in order to pay off a gambling debt. While in prison, he learns that the kicker who misses the crucial field goal that has resulted in his incarceration was paid to miss it. Thus, he sets out to kill the kicker. He begins this quirky quest by commandeering Christina Ricci and her car, then coerces her into posing as his wife for a visit with his dysfunctional parents, played to the hilt by Ben Gazzara and Anjelica Huston. In a style similar to Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise, you come to care about these flawed (if not downright psychotic) characters. It's a gritty and unusual film, but if you're a fan of David Lynch or Quentin Tarantino type stuff, I recommend it highly.
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