Dwight Joakam climbed to be as a singer in the country in the 1980s and 90s, but he was not alien to Hollywood until he wrote it, directed and starred in "South in Heaven, west of Hell". He acted several years before Billy Bob Thornton threw him into his glorious drama in 1996 "Sling Blade", in which he played Doyle Hargraws, received a nomination for the Actors Guild Award, along with the rest of the cast, for the excellent performance of the cast. Until he came to work on "South Paradise, west of Hell", he appeared in several other films and TV shows and seemed to be ready to take the next step by writing and directing. Unfortunately, his passion project remains the only film that Joacam starred, wrote and directed, and judging by reception, that's probably a good thing.

The film premiered at the Slamdan Film Festival in 2000 before hit the theaters on December 15, 2000. Earn only $ 28,149 at the box office. Critics were not impressed. The film has a 14% score of critic Rotten tomatoes During writing, but in justice, no so -called. "Top Critic" reviewed this film and has only seven views available. However, a quick look at those estimates does not inspire self -esteem. The only review of "fresh", for example, comes from IMEEM N. Christiles in something Allied "Apollo Guide" are summarized: "It is best not to ask too much questions-just to transfer the brain to stand and enjoy the show."

DiversityRobert Keller looked at the film, but he was not much more impressed than any other critic, writing: "This effort to shoot the Tiro, by the Earth's Supersters, Dwight Joakam lacks the critical ingredients of the form, a constant tone, a rhythm and an economy." Among the themes of the film, according to Keller, were "Boting and Scenery", "an awkward comedy and a surplus of the genre of genre" and a starvet that "still learns how to act".