Lou's hat gave away the production value
Lou's hat looks just like a kiddie costume cowboy hat found in a department store toy department. I turned my nose up at that $3 hat while shopping for my 9-year old one Halloween and went and bought him a more realistic hat for $20. (He was going as Indiana Jones).
But LD's hat told me what to expect from this movie. If they couldn't fork up the money for a decent hat for the star...