'Get Low'

Here's the poster for 'Get Low'. What a cast. Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray.

Here's a synopsis:

For years, townsfolk have been terrified of the backwoods recluse known as Felix Bush (Robert Duvall). People say he’s done all manner of unspeakable things -- that he’s killed in cold blood; that he’s in league with the Devil; that he has strange powers -- and they avoid him like the plague. Then, one day, Felix rides to town with a shotgun and a wad of cash, saying he wants to buy a funeral.

It’s not your usual funeral for the dead Felix wants. On the contrary, he wants a “living funeral,” in which anyone who ever had heard a story about him will come to tell it, while he takes it all in. 

Sensing a big payday in the offing, fast-talking funeral home owner Frank Quinn (Bill Murray) enlists his gentlemanly young apprentice, Buddy Robinson (Lucas Black), to win over Felix’s business.

Buddy is no stranger to Felix’s dark reputation, but what he discovers is that behind Felix’s surreal plan lies a very real and long-held secret that must get out.

Sounds like a lot fun, but with that cast I'd see it no matter what it was about.

Here are a few snippets of reviews I clipped from the RottenTomatoes site:

Wry, funny, and poignant -- Get Low is a treat.

...a lovely film about regret, self-punishment and redemption on a human scale.

'Get Low' is yet another gem in Duvall's storied acting crown.

Robert Duvall gives an Oscar-caliber performance as the reclusive outsider in this Southern Gothic fact-inspired tale...

This is not a big film, but is one with a very big heart.

Opens July 30. An absolute must-see.