Anyone else call this a black comedy? and not crap child actors for once

Personally found myself not in a state of suspense which a straight thriller usually entails, but quietly laughing to myself in only the way a black comedy does.. the demeanour of all 3 adults, especially Bacon, had almost a subtle slapstick way to it.
Don't no if this was the directors goal but can't be a coincidence since i got the same vibe from all three of them.
And then the more obvious, somewhat cheesy comedy between the two kids that fit well in-between the more serious blacker comedic scenes.

And for once a movie that cast two decent children actors, especially the short haired one.. If they ever hypothetically made a remake of stand by me (hope they never do.. but i can easily see it happening), i could picture him as one of the boys given a couple more years polishing up his skills.
But both were believable as somewhat backwards town kids, who have had crap parenting and still incredibly naive to almost everything outside of there own backyard.
Nice change from many films attempting to make kids try to appear much experienced and street smart. Tho thats becoming less common with the newer generation through phones/computers..
This film - I thought it was set in the late 90's early 2000's based on the cell phones used and the older model cars (only the guns looked close to present-day modern) so the kids attitudes fit well with the period still imo.