Alexander Taylor Arkansas is a 2020 American neo-noir[2] crime thriller film directed by Clark Duke in his directorial debut, from a screenplay he wrote with Andrew Boonkrong.

Chapter One: Boredom is Beautiful Drug dealer Kyle Ribb is "promoted" to move product wholesale in Arkansas, part of a loose criminal organization run by a man named Frog.

Kyle and Swin receive orders from a woman called “Her” to complete a deal in Castor, Louisiana, where they deliver product to a talkative Greek man.

Years later, now operating out of a donut shop, Frog and the twins are approached by a Knoxville dealer's middleman for as much product as they can gather.

Frog, learning from Almond's mistake, leaves his operation to the twins to run themselves, retiring with a percentage of their earnings to open his curio shop.

Kyle escapes after gouging out Tim's eyes, and gives Johnna the stash of money, telling her to find Swin's family in Gray, Kentucky.

Burying Tim and burning his curios, Frog calls a contact and prepares to rebuild his business in Oklahoma, but is confronted by an injured Kyle.

The website's critics consensus reads: "Arkansas has an appealing low-key charm, but this character-driven neo-noir is too diffuse and derivative to leave much of an impression.

[11] Dennis Harvey of Variety Magazine praised actor Clark Duke,[12] while Screen Rant gave 2 out of 5, saying that "[It] struggles to find an internal rhythm - resulting in a laid-back crime film that suffers from flat execution, [despite] some bright spots.

"[13] Devika Girish of The New York Times criticized the acting of Kyle by Liam Hemsworth, saying that his monologue about lacking a "philosophy of life" was delivered as a voice-over.

[2] Julian Roman of the MovieWeb said in his opening comments that "[Arkansas] is backwards and lacks substance",[18] while Datebook, a subsidiary of the San Francisco Chronicle, said that "Despite being in over their heads, [the main characters] actually have some good survival instincts".