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.
