Writer-director Katrina Holden Bronson peoples her first feature with quirky small-town characters -- well played by the cast -- but doesn't know what to do with them. The involvement of Quentin Tarantino as executive producer won't forestall a quick segue to video for the latest item in the Miramax fire sale. Johnny Knoxville brings a gentle, goofy sweetness to the title character, a one-time layabout who has gone legit.

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