The Death of Dick Long (2019)

The Death of Dick Long: Directed by Daniel Scheinert. With Michael Abbott Jr., Virginia Newcomb, Andre Hyland, Sarah Baker. Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don’t want anybody finding out how. That’s too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.

“One thing to remember about people who descend into a life of crime is they can be incredibly stupid and make poor decisions. On top of that, add drugs and alcohol and you set the stage for this film. None of the actions taken by the characters are really all that unbelievable, especially when you consider the backwoods area where it all takes place – there is a certain culture youu0026#39;ll find among working class, low income people in the rural south, and this film captures it well. That said, it does branch into comedy given the pure buffoonery of these people. Some of the dialogue is also layered well to provide comic relief. I think comparisons to Fargo are fair; I donu0026#39;t think the merits of this film quite raise to that level – but it does go into similar territory. Itu0026#39;s a fairly light film overall that doesnu0026#39;t carry much much of a message or delve too deep, but it remains entertaining on a superficial level.”