In 2021, director Potsy Ponciroli made a positive impression with “Old Henry.” It was a slow-burn western exploring a cowboy showdown in the middle of nowhere, and the picture scored with mood and performances, finding a fresh take for the well-worn genre. Ponciroli returns with “Greedy People,” which gets away from the Old West, but remains in a strange area of hidden histories and threatening characters, sold with a darkly comedic approach by screenwriter Mike Vukadinovich (“Rememory”). “Greedy People” is very much in the Coen Brothers vein of crazy happenings hitting easily overwhelmed people, but the feature’s sense of humor isn’t nearly as strong. Ponciroli definitely has difficulty trying to smoothly navigate the odd tones of the movie, which is saddled with an impossibly heavy final act. The road to the conclusion is a bit steadier, examining rising paranoia and horrible accidents with a playful cast and a decent pace. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com