This very bad and unfunny comedy is almost salvaged by yet another moving performance by the wonderful William H. Macy. Two escaped convicts pose as a gay couple in a small Texas town in order to evade the law while they bide their time in order to pull off their final big heist. Their feigned homosexuality provides the premise for numerous misunderstandings and generally unfunny moments. The more "redneck" con gets roped into having to teach little girls how to dance. The possibilities for humour here exist, but unfortunately are unrealized. There's a corny romance that develops between the "good-looking" con and the town's attractive banker. This movie was a film without an identity, rotating between an unfunny farce, a cliched romantic comedy, and the more tender and interesting William H. Macy subplot of a macho but closeted sheriff coming to terms with his own homosexuality. Macy's performance alone made me glad I saw this movie, but otherwise it could have been tossed in the rubbish bin.
Review of Happy, Texas
