{"product_id":"0738329266356","title":"Minus Man","description":"Notable as the directorial debut of \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e co-scripter Hampton Fancher, this darkly comic thriller stars affable Owen Wilson as Vann Siegert, a different brand of serial killer: one who actually believes he's doing his deeply depressed victims a service of mercy. Wandering up the West Coast, Vann chooses victims from a parade of colorful social misfits -- including a haggard junkie (singer Sheryl Crow) whose pain he ends with a nip from his flask of poison amaretto -- and expounds on his motives with a pocket tape recorder (a drawling monologue that serves as the film's narrative voice-over). A brief layover in Owensville eventually finds Vann in the company of quarreling middle-aged couple Doug and Jane (Brian Cox and Mercedes Ruehl), who grow fond of the young drifter's amiable demeanor and take him on as a boarder. After landing a job at the local post office, Vann catches the eye of co-worker Ferrin (Janeane Garofalo), and a tentative romance blossoms -- but even love can't distract Vann from his crusade to terminate people's unhappiness: \"They come to me like moths, because I shine,\" he explains. Though not the complex psychological game it purports to be, \u003ci\u003eThe Minus Man\u003c\/i\u003e is an intriguing character study -- imagine a kindler, gentler version of \u003ci\u003eHenry: Portrait of a Serial Killer\u003c\/i\u003e -- with some clever twists and fine performances, including a touching portrayal from the usually acerbic Garofalo. Geared more to the art-movie crowd than to fans of Hitchcockian thrills, this film opened to raves at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.","brand":"Kl Studio Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48126739972336,"sku":"0738329266356","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/0738329266356_p0.jpg?v=1763521301","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/0738329266356","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}