A jealous bar owner's murder plot spirals into a darkly comedic and gritty Texas nightmare.
Suspenseful and pulpy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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