Overview

• True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto makes his feature writing-directing debut with a retro Las Vegas character study led by Vince Vaughn as a lounge singer and Al Pacino as a Wynn power player.
• The film screened as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival and is being shopped for distribution, with CAA handling sales.
• Critics note a low-key, ambling tone that favors mood over incident, with several reviews praising performances by Vaughn, Pacino, Simon Rex and Mary Steenburgen.
• Technical critiques center on austere sound design, uneven pacing and thinly written female roles, with one review offering a sharply negative assessment of the film’s overall cohesion.
• The soundtrack strategy features slowed-down pop standards such as I Wanna Dance With Somebody and We Belong to shape the film’s wistful vibe without leaning on big dramatic beats.