Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
Ben, played by B.J Novak, heads to Texas to investigate the murder of his one night stand.
Honestly, I think this film has been a little overhyped. Some of the praise I had heard about this film being a ground-breaking first feature for Novak and that it really went to some interesting places seem to have been misplaced. I thought the mystery was okay, average at best, but certainly nothing to write home about in the way something like Knives Out was. The commentary on life and where we are all going is incredibly pedestrian and seems to think it has something new to say when in fact it is just the same old same old.
Sadly for Novak what makes his film good are the supporting performances that in no uncertain terms upstage his performance. Boyd Holbrook and Ashton Kutcher both deliver really strong performances that make this film what it is. Holbrook is incredibly warm and likeable and Kutcher makes for a villain that is both evil but also at times talking some sense.
Overall, fine if forgettable.
Pros.
Holbrook
Kutcher
It is very watchable
Cons.
It has nothing to say
The mystery is deeply average and nothing particularly new
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