Riff Raff

Director: Dito Montiel
Year Released: 2024
Rating: 0.5

Contractor Vincent (Ed Harris) is spending time in a vacation home in remote Maine with his second wife Sandy (Gabrielle Union) and college-bound son DJ (Miles J. Harvey) when his troublemaker first son Rocco (Lewis Pullman) shows up with his pregnant girlfriend Marina (Emanuela Postacchini) and Vincent's ex-wife Ruth (Jennifer Coolidge) because he's being hunted by hitman Leftie (Bill Murray) and his assistant Lonnie (Pete Davidson).  It's attempting to be this offbeat black comedy/crime caper except the dialogue is dreadful (everyone's trying to act tough and there's non-stop cursing), Harvey is miscast (he's so bubbly it's as if he was dropped in from a Disney movie) and the scenes have zero sense of rhythm to them.  One might think bringing in a quirky (and talented) cast could make it mildly fun to watch, but not even Murray and Harris can overcompensate for how poorly it's put together ... sort of like making cookies with orange juice.