Among the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco shop owner-cum-landlady, an insurance salesman and his nosy and greedy wife. Enter a young and seemingly high-class couple who just so happens is open to purchasing life insurance from their swift neighbour.
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like you’re eavesdropping on the people living next door, you’ll probably dig this. It’s got that specific, slightly dusty charm of old neighborhood stories where everything is a big deal, even if it’s just a tobacco shop dispute. If you need a fast-paced thriller, st...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like you’re eavesdropping on the people living next door, you’ll probably dig this. It’s got that specific, slightly dusty charm of old neighborhood stories where everything is a big deal, even if it’s just a tobacco shop dispute. If you need a fast-paced thriller, stay far away. You will be bored to tears within five minutes. This isn't At Devil's Gorge, that's for sure. There’s this weird, palpable tension in the way the poet and his wife in..."
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