Paul Barnell (Robin Williams) has a big problem in this dark comedy. He’s in debt up to his ears and in jeopardy of losing his home and his travel agency in an isolated Alaskan town. His wife Maggie (Holly Hunter) isn’t stable. She blames it on adult onset Tourrette’s Syndrome but their HMO says that’s not the case, nor does she have any of assorted other alphabet soup diagnoses. The Barnell’s medical bills are sky high as Paul and Maggie try to find the cause of her bizarre behavior and depression.
Barnell’s brother Raymond (Woody Harrelson) had disappeared five years before and Paul wants to collect on Raymond’s life insurance policy. But Ted Waters (Giovanni Ribisi), insurance investigator, holds firm to the accepted practice of waiting for seven years to pay off a policy when a person has disappeared.
In the meantime, two thugs, Gary (Tim Blake Nelson) and Jimbo (W. Earl Brown), have temporarily disposed of a man’s body in the dumpster behind Paul’s office. When Paul finds the body, he hatches a plan. Paul disposes of the body in a place where it will be found but assures that the body will be mutilated by wild animals so identification will be difficult.
Waters is very suspicious and sets about to disprove the death of Raymond Barnell.
Also appearing are William Merasty as Cam, Water’s co-worker; Alison Lohman as Water’s psychic girlfriend Tiffany; Ralph Adamson as Water’s boss Mr. Branch.
Directed by Mark Mylod.
Run time: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Rated R.
My personal rating: B-
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