Why is this movie so highly rated? Because Harry Dean Stanton died two weeks before it was released. That's it. If you watch closely, and listen, you'll realize it's a very shallow, sentimental story. In fact, it's bad.
The director never made another film, and the writers never wrote anything else, before or since. This should tell you something.
If you see a scene here or there, it's okay. But as a film, it's garbage. Hot garbage. In fact, the worst part is the town folk: nowhere on earth do people care for their fellow man, especially drinks in a bar.
This entire thing is an exercise in maudlin sentiment. Go watch Straight Time: that's Stanton's masterpiece.
The director never made another film, and the writers never wrote anything else, before or since. This should tell you something.
If you see a scene here or there, it's okay. But as a film, it's garbage. Hot garbage. In fact, the worst part is the town folk: nowhere on earth do people care for their fellow man, especially drinks in a bar.
This entire thing is an exercise in maudlin sentiment. Go watch Straight Time: that's Stanton's masterpiece.