William Ryan made his directorial debut with this comedy-drama set in the small town of Shermer, Illinois, where vandalism by Robin Fleming (
Alessandro Nivola) gets him thrown in jail by the two-man police force -- Sergeant Phil Quinn (
William Sadler) and his dim-bulb deputy, Ernie (Bruce Norris). Quinn blames Fleming for the accidental swimming death of his nephew (
Norman Reedus) four years previous. While the inept cops aren't looking, Fleming steals the key to his cell and exits, creating more town problems -- and then he returns. It's all a gambit on his part to gain forgiveness from Quinn and also to get his ex-girlfriend Lise (
Brooke Langton) to bail him out, in hopes of attracting her attention. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide