SHOULDA SPARED NIX :
GUNS AKIMBO
They missed a trick here.
They killed the golden goose laying golden eggs.
Any potential sequels down the toilet unless somehow, they can miraculously bring back Nix.
She had charisma. A character arc. And by the end of Guns Akimbo she sacrifices herself for the greater good.
But the movie is let down by this narrative blunder. Because she's the gel holding it all together. And any future is wiped unless she's in it.
THE DOGS THE STAR
DIRKY - LOST IN THE DESERT
Bored one night, I just happened to stumble across this gem on You Tube. I wasnt even looking for pets and suddenly there it was.
A terrible print too, scratchy, old. And the acting is so-so. But there was something about it. I had the vague inclination from the thumbnail it was going to be something like Walk About. And I suppose I stuck with it for that premise.
And I wasn't let down.
But the real star of this movie, hands down - is the dog, Dolly.
And that was the last thing I expected. Shit I was more worried about Dolly than the kid for sure.
That kid coulda died in the desert, shrivelled and dried under the desert sun. But please SPARE THE DOG. Again I was not disappointed.
In fact there are several times in the film when Dolly the dog was in peril and I was on the edge of my fucking seat.
