Only posting in reference to the user review saying it was trying to be cool like Breaking Bad for filming in Albuquerque.
Your opinion on the rest of the film's elements are as valid as anyone's opinions. But you're clearly unaware that the New Mexico Film Office gives/gave out favorable tax credits [$$$] for productions to shoot in N.M.
That's why they filmed there.
Same goes for productions that shoot in New Orleans, Atlanta, etc.
Hell, even California started taking applications a couple months ago for tax credits in order to lure filming back to the state.
Your opinion on the rest of the film's elements are as valid as anyone's opinions. But you're clearly unaware that the New Mexico Film Office gives/gave out favorable tax credits [$$$] for productions to shoot in N.M.
That's why they filmed there.
Same goes for productions that shoot in New Orleans, Atlanta, etc.
Hell, even California started taking applications a couple months ago for tax credits in order to lure filming back to the state.