Zany Coen brothers-like comedy thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | May 20, 2024

With Larroy, Texas, Atkinson proves himself a confident filmmaker and screenwriter with an ear for dialogue and skill in designing intriguing characters and situations.

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10 | Apr 29, 2024

LaRoy offers its own share of intrigue in no country for men—or for that matter, people in general--who want to move forward in life.

Full Review | Apr 22, 2024

The cast does excellent work in LaRoy, Texas. Magaro excels at playing the sad, hapless husband, while Zahn entertains as the hilarious and slightly idiotic Skip.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 19, 2024

“LaRoy, Texas” remains as unpredictable as an overly agitated Texas rattlesnake and has just about as much bite to it.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 17, 2024

“LaRoy, Texas” is a fun, slightly melancholic ride, and if you love crime films, you’ll be glad you took it.

Full Review | Apr 16, 2024

The film is a lightweight but still enjoyable take on a Fargo-esque story.

Full Review | Apr 16, 2024

This darkly funny tale of hard luck cases, corrupt dimwits and stone-cold killers packs a satisfying punch.

Full Review | Apr 16, 2024

Magaro and Zahn are an inspired pairing.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Apr 13, 2024

LaRoy, Texas channels the Coen brothers in a hilarious black comedy with tragic twists. John Magaro, Steve Zahn, and a terrifying Dylan Baker are superb in a film that continually surprises. LaRoy, Texas is a must-see.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 13, 2024

Indulging in genre influences while carving its own narrative niche, this dark crime comedy infuses its Fargo-style atmospherics with sharp dialogue and compelling characters.

Full Review | Apr 13, 2024

This cast! The whole cast is great but you cannot take your eyes off Zahn.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 12, 2024

It’s less a Fargo knockoff and more like a love letter to it, with shades of No Country for Old Men thrown in for good measure.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 12, 2024

Atkinson’s hilarious feature debut is a barn burner of a western-thriller whose Coen Brothers-inspired nods give life to its meek protagonist.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 12, 2024

The film might not get as dark as it potentially should after a very effective prologue, but the bleak nature of the finale's "justice" does what it can to provide closure for the characters and the tone.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Apr 12, 2024

Would this movie be possible without the example of the Coen brothers? Probably not. But Shane Atkinson had the sense to steal from the best.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 12, 2024

LaRoy, Texas isn’t exactly a buddy film. It’s an ensemble cast that comes together in twos and threes never crowding the screen or overwhelming the story. It doesn’t rely on overt humor, but the subtle absurdity from everyday incompetence.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 12, 2024

[E]ven as the mystery ... become[s] convoluted, it's still fun to see how the characters involved in implementing and uncovering this elaborate scheme will react...

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 12, 2024

All in all, it’s not a bad effort by Atkinson, who displays plenty of promise as a director.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Apr 12, 2024

It’s tough for any filmmaker, let alone a debut director, to wring out something coherent and compelling from such clashing tones, but Shane Atkinson remains confidently aware that everything works out as long as he cares about the characters

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 12, 2024