'The Accidental Getaway Driver' is a real-life thriller that's comfortable in the slow lane
Filmmaker Sing J. Lee's O.C.-set debut about the 2016 case of three escaped convicts and a kidnapped taxi driver steers to some intriguing emotional places.
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