This was a very pleasant surprise. The performances were uniformly great (love love LOVED Vince Vaughn's never ending supply of cowboy shirts), the plot was somewhat unique, the focus was clear, and the patter was pretty darned snappy. Before the denouement I found myself rooting for both sides. I was impressed with the full package, and even moreso when I learned that it was Clark Duke's film. I know others are referring to Tarantino, but really only uses the QT technique of jumbling the timeline just enough so the storytelling points are revealed timely. Otherwise, it is its own film, and not derivative at all. Check it, it's not a waste of time.

Although many reviews here are comparing this to Tarantino to do so is missing the point of Tarantino. Yes the movie has chapters, different running timelines and some violence which is slightly similar to Tarantino but Tarantino is all about the dialect so I think it's unfair to compare.

I know Duke from Sex Drive and Hot Tub Time Machine so I was really pleasantly surprised with this for a directorial debut it's awesome. The dude is talented. This movie is raw, noir, slick and gripping. The acting and actors really make it come to life.

I try not to read reviews for movies before I watch them because I believe movies are subjective and in the eye of the beholder. It's what YOU want it to be. For me it's a bleak look into the life of a Deep South drug runner.

Don't let the rating put you off. Definitely recommend this movie.

Like some guy here in the comments I saw this movie without knowing that was Duke's debut and this was a good surprise when I saw it, He showed some maturity that I wasn't expecting from him. Of curse it's not a Tarantino's movie, but he showed talent. Sometimes the movie is slow, but it's tense. I think it's more like a "No country for old man" than "Pulp Fiction" (not getting close to any of these) But if you want to see a good movie, enjoyable and good acting (Vaungh and Malkovich) this is one of them.