No idea til recently that Joaquin Phoenix was in this, which made it much more intriguing to me.
Overall it’s very dark but it’s not really gloomy or depressing; more creepy-cool/morbidly funny (when it works).
Phoenix is the focus, thankfully, and is good throughout.
Vince Vaughn is good too (only not as) as the instant friend.
Supporting cast is solid, believable…except maybe Janeane Garofalo, who is miscast as an FBI agent.
Weird, good direction, some interesting images. No real meaning, but worth a watch if you like Phoenix, Vaughn, or generic weirdness a whole lot.
I was gonna compare it to ‘Fargo’ and/or the Coen brothers but then I realized “Nah…probably stretching your ‘knowledge'”. But then I read it was inspired by ‘Fargo’. So hey, I’m a fcken movie genius.
On Netflix Streaming until 8/1/14.
Inspirational Quote: “Promise you’ll stop findin’ dead people.”
Grade: C