I'm torn on this one. Some good performances and cool location shooting, but the exaggerated version of the south here makes me kind of uncomfortable. I mean, this is hardly "Deliverance," but at points it goes over the top and veers towards caricature.
This review of Shy People (1987) was written by Dave S on 22 Jul 2008.
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