I knew nothing about this film when I saw it, but it turned out to be a good surprise. The atmosphere is weirdly sympathetic, the humor very twisted, the best is made of the idea of the two characters being roadkill cleaners and the actors are fantastic. Joe Unger is very good, going from a nice looser to a very creepy and haunted man.
Unfortunately, the big "secret" in the characters past is rather disappointing. It is like if the filmmaker had lost confidence in his story of the 2 guys' jobs being menaced by technology and decided to add a big dark "punch" out of the blue.
Still, it is a great little film for lovers of the macabre.
Broke Sky
2007
Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Broke Sky
2007
Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Plot summary
Two Mexican road workers make a terrible discovery that tests their friendship.
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A good surprise
A Fun Ride - Not for Opossums
This is a fun movie, I think you'll enjoy it - provided you don't mind roadkill closeups. I'm not squeamish, but DANG... that's a lot of roadkill!
So, these two guys. Will Wallace as Bucky and Joe Unger as Earl, have a prime local government job that requires them to scoop roadkill from the roadside for deposition in a landfill. Everything is awesome for them until they face competition - and unemployment - due to pending acquisition of a roadkill scooping machine.
Now, that sounds like a ready made comedy-action film right there, but on top of that, they find a dead hot chick on the side of the road. Post handling, they "get their DNA all over her" and panic and so... well, the rest is worth watching.
This is a fun, campy film for persons with a twisted sense of humor. I particularly enjoyed Joe Unger's work - he really sells the roadkill supervisor role!
Definitely not for opossums, raccoons or armadillos though!!!
PS - I'm editing this review to note that this movie apparently contains more than one original song that I can't find anywhere - I would buy copies if I could, they're that good ("the call of my heart is calling me home...").
Glimmerings of "Blood Simple"
While the pacing is a bit uncertain at times, the story works well.
The relationship of the two lead characters evolves to make a suspenseful buildup.
The somewhat unusual setting tends to hold our interest.
Overall, a fine effort...great casting.