A New York writer’s hookup girlfriend dies, possibly murdered, and he is emotionally coerced into attending her funeral in the sticks of Texas, followed up by a less than enthusiastic investigation of her death.

A film that clicks on all cylinders, screenplay, acting, directing, and social commentary of all things—too bad it died at the box office. It really is a great movie to watch if for no other reason than to see and hear the philosophy of Ashton Kutcher.Theaters: 29 July 2022

Streaming: 16 September 2022

Runtime: 107 minutes

Genre:  Comedy — Crime – Mystery — Thriller

ElsBob:  7.0/10

IMDB:  6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes Critics:  82/100

Rotten Tomatoes Audience:  86/100

Metacritic Metascore:  65/100

Metacritic User Score:  6.4/10

Directed by: B.J. Novak

Screenplay by: B.J. Novak

Music by:  Finneas O’Connell

Cast: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron, Ashton Kutcher

Film Locations:  New Mexico

Budget: $22 million

Box Office: $4.4 million

Source: IMDb. Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic. Graphic: Vengeance Movie Poster 2022, Focus Features copyright.