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...Walken??€™s portrayal of Turner avoids shortcuts: he refuses to spend the trip begging for Jason’s forgiveness. Instead, they slowly edge towards an understanding, with both men making human missteps along the way. After realizing that the places they visit were chosen by Henry to force him to painfully relive past traumas, however, Turner, believing that his old man does this out of spite, bitterly spits out, “My father always loved digging up old shit...
...other characters are banal or stereotypical, either mocking Dirt or sympathizing with his poor lot in life. Daniel’s and Pressly’s acting performances are poor, as they are confined to portraying blonde babes with inexplicable interests in Joe. The notable exception is Walken??€™s broom-pushing Clem. Walken, with his unique acting style, gives a brilliant performance in his unfortunately limited screen time. His character has trouble hiding his New York accent and flubs certain details of his suppposedly protected new identity during the best scenes of the movie...
...audience love a bumbling loser, but lacks the charm of Tommy Boy. The film blatantly steals a whole scene from Silence of the Lambs—a travesty to the latter—and its constant barrage of overused redneck and gay jokes hardly exudes any originality. Besides Walken??€™s performance, the only other saving grace is the film’s excellent soundtrack, buoyed by great classic rock tunes from bands such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Seger...