By Hook Or By Crook

An appealing, if decidedly unconventional, buddy picture that seems to channel MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) while going its own quirky way. Still reeling from her father's recent death and threatened with imminent eviction, Shy (Silas Howard) decides it's time to get out of Hoxie, Kans. Inspired by news of the Robin Hood-style robbery of a California "Costlo" warehouse club, and motivated by a personal sense of social injustice, Shy hitches a ride to San Francisco. Intending to stage a robbery of her own, Shy hits the streets with little more than a suitcase, a snazzy suit and a spectacular pair of shoes. Without a dime to her name, she winds up spending her first night in...