‘Lowlife’ Review: This Bizarre, Shocking Crime Comedy Is a Must-Watch

Lowlife is one of those exciting feature debuts that announces the arrival of a filmmaker who instantly has your attention.

Sharp and unpredictable with an unexpected edge of empathy amidst the bloodshed, the directorial debut from Ryan Prows is a manic pitch-black comedy about the desperation of the downtrodden that ricochets through the Los Angeles criminal underground via overlapping tales of kidnapping, murder, and revenge.

Taking a cue from the post-Pulp Fiction playbook, Lowlife stages a single story over a fractured timeline, where we watch the story unfold from a number of perspectives, each new vignette offering more …

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