The late Roger Ebert swore by the “Stanton-Walsh rule.” He claimed no film featuring character actors Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmett Walsh could ever be entirely bad. Their presence could provide at least one bright spot in an otherwise dismal affair.
Stanton has left us now, though Walsh is still cranking out roles at 88. To replace at least the one missing half of this axiom, there’s no better candidate than Scoot McNairy.
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