Commercial director David Dobkin, in his feature debut, invokes "In Cold Blood," Hemingway, and Edward Hopper in the course of explicating his "daylight noir" intentions. But that's just so much heifer dust. First-time screenwriter Matt Healy's pointless story about a small-town Montana gas jockey (Joaquin Phoenix, a riveting actor made to fumble), his best friend's wife (Georgina Cates), a dangerously friendly stranger (Vince Vaughn), and a wise-gal FBI agent (Janeane Garofalo) is worthwhile for one reason: the unceasingly interesting Garofalo. Once again, she's the real McCoy in a phony premise, and she puts girl-fearing cowboys to shame.
CRAZY, SEXY, POOL Vaughn and Phoenix cue up
EW's GRADE
DDetails Rated: R; Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery and Thriller; With: Janeane Garofalo, Joaquin Phoenix and Vince Vaughn
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