First off I would like to point out that I have been mistakenly calling this Cops & Robbers week - it's Cops & Detectives. In that vein, Brown's Requiem is a quirky little detective story that kept my attention quite a bit more than the previous selections. It was serious but weird enough that it was funny, too. Will Sasso is completely wacko as a sort of homeless, always smelly golf caddy who's gotten himself mixed up with a twisted scheme and is being pursued by some seriously shady characters, all while trying to protect his sister (Selma Blair) from the creepiest guy of all. The titular character is the part time repo man/part time private eye who he's hired to keep an eye on her. Brown is a loser and he knows it, but is mostly resigned to the fact that he was basically railroaded out of his career as a cop by a corrupt IA director, until he stumbles upon a shot at redemption.
Although this wasn't anything flashy or all that exciting, we both liked the plot and thought Michael Rooker was great as Brown. Brandon had read that some people thought it came off as a sort of parody of the noir genre, but we both thought it held its own pretty well. I pointed out that it had a bit of a China Town-y vibe, and Brandon actually took a break from being a dick to agree with me. ;o)
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