The last few years have proved a difficult period in director David Gordon Green’s career. Hailed as an indie auteur with the release of his debut film, the elegiac George Washington (2000), Green made a surprising yet surefooted transition to mainstream Hollywood eight years later with stoner comedy Pineapple Express (2008). It was a far cry from his indie roots but also proved to be a box office success. Consequently, Green continued in the same vein with foul-mouthed genre films Your Highness (2011) and The Sitter (2011). The audience, however, was dwindling and the muted release of the latter film left little room for the director to maneuver.
It follows two Texas highway workers as they carry out the monotonous task of painting lines on a road amidst the backdrop of a national park ravaged by wildfires. Alvin and Lance (played by Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch) are two strikingly different personalities who...
It follows two Texas highway workers as they carry out the monotonous task of painting lines on a road amidst the backdrop of a national park ravaged by wildfires. Alvin and Lance (played by Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch) are two strikingly different personalities who...
- 10/10/2013
- Shadowlocked
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