Auxiliary Man
2019 · 10m · USA
Directed by Max Roux
Tones: darkly comic, tense
Vincent, a broke 'millionaire' with garbage credit, picks up a crime errand mid-customer-service-call and tails a target across Los Angeles with a fast-food courier as middleman. Sweaty, scuzzy, in love with old crime tropes.
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The scouts
A broke-millionaire crime caper that smells like a 70s programmer somebody dug out of a Goodwill VHS bin — and means it. Roux plays the lead like he's already lost and that's exactly the right mode.
Max Roux makes a 90s-throwback LA crime tale that wants to look unflattering — no neon, no needle drops, just bad light. Early James Gray as bumbling comedy, and the soul tunes earn their place.
A genre throwback content to look unflattering — no neon, no needle drops, just LA in bad light. Max Roux directing and starring in a sweaty crime tale with fast-food courier middleman has texture.
Reviews
The film feels refreshing for its throwback qualities, with a sweaty, craggy performance, and a blast of crime tropes unapologetically employed.