lowbrows: an arthaus comedy (2017) defies deep description. Running on the conceit that a Brit woman, Justine, has inherited half an interest in the bar Lowbrows, in Pilot Point, TX, and travels there to investigate the bar and its customers, it becomes a near stream-of-consciousness exercise in meeting her new partner, his restoration work, the local old ladies exercise club, and the various animals.
It’s not a story, and it’s a comedy in the sense of vague ridicule that hangs over every single scene. The acting is often crude and even startlingly bad, but it has a certain charm to it, if only to wonder what will come next. We had to imbibe of it in small portions, as perhaps we’re not as whimsical as the target audience might be, but it might be more up your alley than ours.
Enjoy. Or not.
