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Randy and The Mob

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"Gentle southern charm" comes to mind -- funny (if you "get it") and with a subtle message. Nothing hits you over the head, no explosions, no F-bombs, just a nice "feel good" fun movie. We loved it. Safe to watch with your Momma.

I turned if off the first time after at the 20 minutes mark. A few days later I restarted (mover forward a few minutes perhaps). This turned out to be a very good quirky small budget comedy. Props to the writer, for such a complicated script, especially in the area of the protagonist and antagonist switch several times. The movie is character driven instead of plot driven (as most comedies are plot driven).The movie makes redemption possible for just about everyone involved in the story. Im glad I watched this it is a clinic for writers (im sure there are lessons for aspiring director and actors, etc as well because it is a fine movie). If you look odd but not over the top odd comedies wathc this but be warned the beginning is intentionally slow.

This was a cute, insightful drama about man named Randy who in order to impress his wife, goes into debt with the mob. The mobsters come for him when he is unable to make good the loan, sending a very odd mobster named Tino to claim the debt. Tino is funny at first, but after awhile I found him someone annoying and overdone.

I did think Randy's gay brother was very well done, and so were the other mobsters. While I wouldn't watch this one again, I still found it amusing enough.

3 stars.

A very obscure Southern comedy that comes with a unique set of quirks, humor and a Burt Reynolds cameo. I was initially put off by an over-the-top feel in some of the physical schtick scenes, and coupled with Walter Goggins' Sling Blade persona I thought about quitting, but by the end I actually liked this film.

This is the same crew that made and starred in Chrystal, except they wanted to do a comedy this time. The story follows a middle class Georgian business owner who has accumulated some serious debt he owes to a loan shark. Instead of killing him, they decide to send in their accountant, excellently played by Goggins, to facilitate an operation of repayment. Instead of things going as planned, the accountant creates a whole new chain of unlikely events that affects everyone involved. Writer, director and dual star (plays twin brothers) Ray McKinnon is fun to watch, and manages to make an interesting little dark comedy that I think will get skipped over. Burt Reynolds has only one sequence but it was worth watching it for that alone.

The sound is good, the picture is great and the only supplement is a solid piece on the production/making of. I liked seeing how involved Goggins was with the film, and I have a new respect for him as I only knew him from being my least favorite character in the The Shield: Season Seven - The Final Act. The supporting cast was fun to watch, each with their own little Southern nuances, and I would actually watch this again. It is playable in the store since they actually made this presentable for all ages at a PG rating. Hope you enjoy.

Edit: Forgot one little tidbit, should you actually be looking for a Labor Day weekend film, part of the film contains a LD & Thanksgiving holidays theme (takes place during those two weekends).

Quirky southern movie. Along the lines of Napoleon Dynamite in the sense you need to watch it a couple of times to get it. Great acting by both Ray and Walt. The boy who plays Ray's son is a real cutie.