The old guy's few quips to Carson are in exactly the spirit that Linklater spends more than two hours trying to inject into his movie and seldom gets even close to approximating. Basically, the Newton gang robs banks, and the middle third of the story feels like a loop. The characters aren't developed beyond the brevity of a stage direction. Willis is smooth. Jess is reckless and drinks.
Dock is hearty and drinks.
Joe is the youngest and the family's Cassandra, who makes ominous predictions and general statements that everybody ignores. This is an extraordinary group of young actors, so it's doubly frustrating that they have so little to do. For all the youth associated with the project, we expect more vigor in what appears on the screen. Now that his movie about movies is behind him, next time out should be better.