Dixieland

The film intermittently hits and misses as it tries on an experimental docu-fiction form for size. What emerges is a heartfelt, sensory experience of the deep South that comes partly undone by some bold stylistic choices.

Writer-director Hank Bedford's Mississippi-set romantic drama would have benefited from judicious tightening and a rethink of its uninspired, decidedly downbeat crime element.

...it feels thin. The film is long on atmosphere, short on details.

...an often excessively familiar setup that's employ to progressively underwhelming effect...