River。of。Grass。has。all。the。elements。of。a。conventional。road。movie:。a。car,。a。gun,。criminal。plans,。and。young。lovers。on。the。run。from。an。angry。father。who。also。happens。to。be。a。suspended。police。officer.。But。writer。and。director。Kelly。Reichardt。has。instead。taken。these。familiar。elements。and。fashioned。an。anti-road。movie,。a。deadpan。film。that。is。more。existentialist。comedy。than。crime。drama.。The。young。lovers。in。question。are。Cozy,。the。cop's。daughter,。and。Lee。Ray,。a。shady。character。from。the。wrong。end。of。town.。Lee。Ray。comes。into。possession。of。a。pistol,。and。soon。he。and。Cozy。find。themselves。unintentionally。involved。in。a。shooting.。Fearing。capture。by。the。law,。the。two。make。plans。to。leave。town,。committing。a。series。of。robberies。on。the。way.。However,。they。don't。manage。to。get。very。far;。indeed,。the。film's。central。premise。is。how。the。romantic。myth。of。lovers。on。the。lam。proves。disappointing。in。the。face。of。a。far。more。pedestrian。reality.。This。well-received,。low-budget。indie。was。shot。on。location。in。South。Florida,。placing。its。story。against。an。appropriately。depressed。landscape。of。sun-bleached。strip。malls,。barren。highways。and。overgrown,。swampy。fields;。the。title。is。another。name。for。the。Florida。Everglades.