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LaRoy, Texas

2023

Shane Atkinson

Steve Zahn, John Magaro, Galadriel Stineman, Matthew Del Negro ...

6.5

86

Comedy. Thriller When Ray discovers that his wife is cheating on him, he decides he's going to kill himself. His plans suddenly change when a stranger mistakes him for a low-rent hitman.

	Media	Author	Review
		Christian Zilko IndieWire	"Shane Atkinson's directorial debut wears its Coen brothers influences on its sleeve, but a hilarious ensemble cast helps it stand on its own."
		Ross McIndoe Slant	"While it never quite reaches the hilarious heights or existential depths of the Coens’ finest work, it does offer similarly enjoyable mixture of the macabre and the absurd (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Phil Hoad The Guardian	" Coen-esque crime farce is a hyperactively fun ride (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Michael Frank The Film Stage	"Even if 'LaRoy' doesn’t feel wholly original, it’s further proof the independent film scene is undoubtedly better with Zahn in it"
		Robert Daniels rogerebert.com	"It’s that assured blending of emotions that makes 'LaRoy, Texas' a sturdy tonal journey that bodes well for whatever freewheeling story Atkinson hopes to tell next (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Nate Richard Collider	"Atkinson shows a lot of promise in his debut feature, and it’ll be fascinating to see what he does next (...) The kind of movie you don’t expect much out of, but you end up getting way more than you anticipated"
		Susanne Gottlieb Cineuropa	"As Atkinson shows with lots of heart and subtle humour, the dream of making it big and further cementing some kind of masculine raison d'être can only backfire in a country like this"
		Zachary Moser Screen Rant	"A violent comedy of errors whose cast absolves the convoluted plot (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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