Misunderstood and underrated

While this is far from being the best movie ever made, I'm quite surprised by the negative feedback, particularly accusations that it's a derivative of a Quentin Tarantino film. Writer/director Tom DiCillo has been in the movie business long before Tarantino even thought about writing Reservoir Dogs.More than anything, this film pokes fun at Tarantino and his disciples (i.e. the Duke and Cletis characters, two wannabe screenwriters of a pretentious, racist and violent movie that they want to submit to "Cannes".)

There's also a lot of "double meanings" in the dialogue that one doesn't notice on first viewing:

- When the Steve Buscemi character "outs" himself to Leary's character about staring at his buttocks, and then tells him, "See, I told you it was heavy." (The revelation was heavy, or something else?)

- When Melonie Diaz' character tells Leary (a police officer), "I was never good", in regards to fishing. But we know about the malfeasance she's involved in that same night and how Leary doesn't want to believe it.

- When the Keith Nobbs character "Cletis" tells Leary that he's a "lifesaver" for going into his apartment and helping out on a screenplay (but we know what happens soon after.)

Admittedly, the Elizabeth Hurley character doesn't serve much purpose other than being VERY easy on the eyes (and groin) and acting goofy. Still, even with the writing faults, this is much further from being "the worst" movie ever made than it is from being "the best."