This is a very good movie. Well written, funny and profound all at the same time. I had no idea what to expect going into this. I thought it seemed strange to see. BJ Novack in a movie that sounded like it had an action movie title. The first five minutes consisted of him and another guy acting like a couple of smooth-talking ladies men and I thought..."This might not be for me...."
I'm glad I stayed to watch the rest. The movie is written to be funny and satirical, which it really is, but at the same time it is profound and deep...
BJ Novack's character goes to Abilene to attend the funeral of a woman he slept with once, someone he knows absolutely nothing about at all. The woman's brother insists she was murdered and enlists Novack's character to help him solve the murder. The story that unfolds from there is a metaphor about the state of our country today. He shows, explains, and spells out perfectly the great divide between Middle America and the East/West coasts.
The ending was a total shock and caught me completely off-guard, as if I'd somehow managed to forget the name of the movie I was watching. This is well written and acted (Great job by Ashton Kutcher.... never thought I'd say that sentence in my life, but he was very good in this movie) The setting was great, capturing the feel of rural America perfectly. And the message that we aren't so different after all was told without a hint of the typical Hollywood, elitist mentality that we are sometimes subjected to... Kudos to BJ Novak for delivering a winner! Can't wait for his next movie!!
The ending was a total shock and caught me completely off-guard, as if I'd somehow managed to forget the name of the movie I was watching. This is well written and acted (Great job by Ashton Kutcher.... never thought I'd say that sentence in my life, but he was very good in this movie) The setting was great, capturing the feel of rural America perfectly. And the message that we aren't so different after all was told without a hint of the typical Hollywood, elitist mentality that we are sometimes subjected to... Kudos to BJ Novak for delivering a winner! Can't wait for his next movie!!