Richard Linklater directs Glen Powell, Adria Arjona and Austin Amelio in this true crime caper where a wimpy college professor becomes a fake hitman for the New Orlean Police Department’s undercover sting operations.

Works best as a dark romantic comedy with two smoking hot principals. A bit too scattershot and low energy to be anything more than a curio. Feels like a “One For Them” from Linklater though there is a nice subtextual thread about Powell’s dweeb becoming a better man… a hit as a man.

6

Perfect Double Bill: Bernie (2012)

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