Review of Outside Ozona

How have I not heard of this movie in 20 years? (Written and directed by J. S. Cardone) With a bit of gore, nudity at a strip club, a good storyline, a little romantic longing, and characters that you can care about. (I'm not a fan of King books, but I almost always like the movies they make from them. The pace of Outside Ozona resembles Misery, The Green Mile, Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption, Secret Window...) There's not a whole lot of excitement (like Cujo), but the stories have a nice steady pace, with a fairly cool climax when they all come together. It's not a movie for my top 10 list (hence 8 stars instead of 10), but it is one that I will tell others about, because I'd never heard of it in 20 years, and probably never would have if I hadn't been on page 46 of my Amazon Prime list of movies.