When a drag-racing, hard-luck parolee moves in with his brother in hopes of that ever-elusive fresh start in life, he's sure to be warm for the form of his brother's bored young wife. Things only get worse when he tries to turn a quick buck in a one-time insurance fraud operation.
Acting
Crudup's smoldering, self-destructive charisma.
Direction
Kentis' claustrophobic '90s indie realism.
Director
Chris Kentis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Chris Kentis later made Open Water (2003), proving he specializes in anxiety.
Adrienne Shelly was a Hal Hartley muse; her casting brings that indie lineage.
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