Simple Men640 10-1-92
Long Island bard Hal Hartley writes and directs comedies that speak eloquently about the dislocation in American life (
The Unbelierable Truth, Trust). Though he deals sharply with New York's suburban middle class, he's not smartass. The witty and resonant
Simple Men is Hartley's best film yet.
The story involves a search by Bill McCabe (Robert Burke) and his younger brother, Dennis (William Sage). They believe that finding their fugitive father, William (John Alexander