Neil LaBute on mild still leaves a lot to be desired.
His latest, "Dirty Weekend," dials back the playwright and filmmaker's convenient misanthropy but still follows the blueprint of much of his work: two people, cagey interpersonal probing, sour echoes of Harold Pinter and David Mamet, a twisty secret and — LaBute wishes — your cool appreciation for the can of dark humanity he's cracked open.
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Here, Matthew Broderick in full shlub mode and a black-clad Alice Eve (who starred in LaBute's "Some Velvet Morning") are traveling work colleagues grounded in Albuquerque waiting for a new flight.