德州小可怜【影视解说】  

　Inhisfirstfilm,ShaneAtkinsongoesbacktoacinemathatisn’tafraidofmixinggenres,wherenoirandwesterncoexistwiththemostcorrosiveofcomediesandpulpdetectivestories.LaRoy,somesortofearthlyfairytale,centersaroundthelifeofRay—he’sdoingquitewellwithhissmallhardwarestore,andismarriedtoStacy-Lynn,thetown’sbeautyqueen.ButhisdreampresentcrumbleswhenhisfriendSkyp,aprivateinvestigator,revealstohimthathiswifeishavinganaffair.Devastatedbythenews,hedecidestotakehisownlife,butwhenhe’sabouttoshoothimself,heisapproachedbyamanwhomistakeshimforahitmanandoffershimaconsiderableamountofcashforajob.Awildlyintelligentnarrativeaboutpatheticcharactersthatoscillatesinthethinlinebetweenironyandempathywithouttheaudiencenoticing.