Even without the vague hints of mental retardation (was this guy developmentally disabled, or just raised completely wrong?), Stevie is any number of guys I’ve known in small towns — stubborn past the point of stupidity. I’ll most likely hunt down a copy of this simply for the feel and atmosphere of Stevie’s warped family and friends.

Didn’t pick up on the guilty liberal vibe as much as a man who feels guilty because he pursued his movie-making career and completely neglected a troubled kid he had been a “big brother” to … who then turned his own life (and the lives of those around him) into a complete nightmare.