International Falls (2019)

INTERNATIONAL FALLS  (2019)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Amber McGinnis
    Rachael Harris, Rob Huebel, Matthew Glave,
    Mindy Sterling, Kevin Nealon, Erik Griffin
Shades of "Fargo" in an indie romance about two lonely people who hook up for a day or two in International Falls, Minnesota. Tim (Rob Huebel) is a standup comic who's just about reached the end of his rope. Dee (Rachael Harris) is a hotel clerk who dreams about doing comedy herself. A lot of the movie is the two of them talking - about life, love, marriage, kids, and how to put over a joke if you're going to do standup. It'a funny, insightful and winningly played, especially by Harris, who could be like Marge Gunderson's cousin living up by the border, ya know. Eventually something happens that's not funny at all, but true to the spirit of the film and its characters, even that gets recycled into comedy.