Pete Smalls is Dead

Pete Smalls is Dead (2011)

  • 33% of users liked it
    (116 ratings)

After hitting rock bottom when his faithful dog is kidnapped by a loan shark, K.C. (Peter Dinklage) sets off on an unexpected and hilarious adventure of redemption and retribution when he agrees to meet up with his long-time friend Jack (Mark Boone Junior) in Los Angeles to attend the funeral of… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Brandon Cole, Alexandre Rockwell
Genres
Drama, Comedy
On DVD
Dec 26, 2011
W-2 Media

Critic Reviews

  • Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

    Many of the film's storytelling beats seems drawn perhaps a little too closely from "The Long Goodbye," Raymond Chandler's elegiac detective novel adapted into a classic by Robert Altman.

  • Witney Seibold, CraveOnline

    "Pete Smalls is Dead" nearly kills itself with an overdose of cutesy mainlined hipsterism.

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  • Stephen E


    There's too much wrong about "Pete Smalls Is Dead" for it to be enjoyable. Peter Dinklage and Mark Boone Jr. are both good as the film's leads and the narrative is surprisingly coherent, but there are too many undercooked subplots and relationships and Alexandre… More

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