River of Grass
Dir: Kelly Reichardt
1995
****
He's got the Car, he's got the Girl and he's got the Gun. He's just got nothing to run from and can't get out of town anyway. Kelly Reichardt's 1995 River of Grass is a great satire, filmed beautifully but I think with tongue firmly in cheek. Kelly Reichardt has made a post-modern Bonnie & Clyde for a new generation and although it can seem slow-paced at times the last scene makes it all worth while. Stylish and funny but never obvious, this is exactly what I want to see from a low budget indie. It felt like a breath of fresh air while watching and then I still find it hard to believe it is over 20 years old. How did this slip under the radar and why isn't anyone, apart from Reichardt, making little American indies as good as this anymore?