The first half of the film is in line with everyone's imagination of a "literary and artistic film". The silence and depressing "mourning" and abrupt black humor make the film seem to be telling ordinary people's daily stories. However, the painting style changed abruptly in the second half, and it became a black humor crime film like "Two Smoking Guns". The film does not simply rely on black humor and absurd stories to win. The film describes the dying vitality of the southern small towns in the United States very truthfully. It can almost be regarded as a contemporary version of "The Sound and Rest." The reversal of the ending is also the most problematic part of the film
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The film turned from a comedy to an unexpectedly violent plot. Macon Blair cleverly demonstrated the powerful rhythm control of the plot, which was really a surprise
. Macon Blair succeeded in using dialogue to stack up the dramatic tension between Mel and Elijah Jordan Wood. The technique was meticulous and skillful, which greatly improved the roles and performance of the two opponents
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